The Board found no evidence of a current disability due to chronic depression that was incurred or aggravated by service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined there was insufficient evidence linking the veteran's claimed chronic depression to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0212491
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What this means for you
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