The Board found that a neuropsychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's neuropsychiatric disability and his military service, including any alleged adverse reaction to local anesthesia during surgery on his finger.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0429232
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