The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current psychiatric conditions to incidents of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's chronic psychiatric conditions were not related to incidents of service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment reaction, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, polysubstance dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0206027
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder with psychotic features was granted a 100 percent disability rating from April 24, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar I disorder, alcohol use disorder (mild), and major depressive disorder with psychotic features.
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