The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking any current acquired mental disorder to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking any acquired mental condition with the veteran's military service and noted that the veteran failed to report for an examination scheduled in conjunction with his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- non-service-connected mental disorder of depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0313002
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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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