The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for major depression with generalized anxiety disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a preexisting condition and that any acquired psychiatric condition did not manifest within one year of separation from service. The Board also found that the submitted articles were insufficient to establish a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and his service.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection was denied as there was no medical evidence showing a preexisting condition or a direct link between the veteran's service and his current psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0030833
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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