The Board found that the veteran's attention deficit disorder pre-existed service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the veteran had ADHD which was a congenital condition manifesting itself in early childhood and not a condition that began while in service or was exacerbated by any event or situation occurring during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0308304
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