The Board denied service connection for alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorder other than alcohol dependence, but granted a non-compensable evaluation for the status-post blow-out fracture of the right eye.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any current conditions were caused or made worse by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol Dependence, Psychiatric Disorder Other Than Alcohol Dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017655
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What this means for you
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