Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence failed to probatively establish that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability was incurred in or is otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service, including the claimed stressor of being hit in the head with shrapnel.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disability, Generalized anxiety disorder, Other specified depressive disorder, Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110052
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