The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the veteran's pre-existing obsessive compulsive disorder did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service and that none of his other diagnosed psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of aggravation of the pre-existing obsessive compulsive disorder by service and concluded that none of the veteran's post-service psychiatric diagnoses were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder, Anxiety disorder, Adjustment disorder with anxious mood, Depression not otherwise specified, Chronic severe dysthymic disorder, Panic disorder with obsessive compulsive features
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018280
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- Remanded (sent back)
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