Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, as the weight of evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA examiner found that the Veteran's stressors did not relate to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, and there was no credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors. The Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses were not related to any verified in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107388
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