The Board finds that the veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, excluding PTSD, is not well grounded and thus denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a clear link between the current diagnosed conditions and the veteran's period of active duty service or any pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (excluding post-traumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0008948
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What this means for you
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