and the birth of her child occurred as she described , and that they likely occurred during a period of ACDUTRA . See 38 U . S . C . A . § § 101 ( 24 ) , 106 . Nevertheless , the overwhelming weight of the evidence indicates that the Veteran ' s current psychiatric disorders are not related to any event that occurred during her military service , but are instead attributed to the numerous , severe personal stressors in her life post - service , including the murder of her son and caring for her disabled son R . The Veteran is competent to testify regarding her experiences of having a conflict with her superior officer in service and of seeing the possible remains