Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors and a diagnosis of PTSD that was not informed by the record.
The deciding factor: The Appellant's lay reports regarding onset and continuity of psychological symptoms since 1992 were noncredible, and there was no persuasive evidence proving he underwent psychological stressors during his active duty service or any verified periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Social phobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091298
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