Wood v. Derwinski

HOLDAWAY, Associate Judge:

Bruce Wood appeals a September 29, 1989, decision from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) denying entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The BVA rendered its decision on the following two grounds: (1) that the evidence of record did not objectively support the diagnosis of PTSD; and (2) that no independent evidence was shown to corroborate the veteran’s claim that he had been exposed to a psychologically traumatic event while in service. We affirm the BVA decision.

Appellant served in the Republic of Vietnam as a cannoneer from…