Denied
The Board denied service connection for specific situational phobia with panic attacks, finding no credible evidence that the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's account of severe anxiety and lasting psychological trauma from a gas mask confidence training event not credible due to his successful completion of training and normal psychiatric evaluations at the time.
- Claimed conditions
- specific situational phobia with panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095969
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