The Board has granted service connection for an arteriosclerotic heart disease disability, but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a current psychiatric disability related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease disability, Psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0417782
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