Citation Nr : 1632746 Decision Date : 08 / 18 / 16 Archive Date : 08 / 26 / 16 DOCKET NO . 12 - 20 751 A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St . Petersburg , Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) . REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by : Joseph R . Moore , Esq . ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD C . Ryan , Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from January 1968 to December 1969 . This matter comes before the Board of Veterans ' Appeals ( Board ) on appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) Regional Office ( RO ) in