The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic anxiety, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or a link to service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence of either a current diagnosis of chronic anxiety or a nexus to service. The only psychiatric symptoms noted during service were an 'anxiety reaction' diagnosed as 'chronic, moderate.' There was no subsequent treatment for this condition and no findings of chronic anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0322727
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