The Board found no evidence of a psychosis in service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including personality disorders and substance abuse.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any of the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric or substance abuse disorders to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including personality disorders), Substance abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0206974
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