The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's active duty for training and his current psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and adjustment disorder. Therefore, service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the appellant's current psychiatric conditions and his period of active duty for training.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006411
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What this means for you
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