The Board denied the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of such disorder during active duty and that any current condition is not causally related to military service.
The deciding factor: The appellant's period of active duty for training did not show any signs or complaints of a psychiatric disorder. The Board concluded that her current psychiatric conditions are not linked to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder to include schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0124479
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