The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder, existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service. As such, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The preexisting obsessive-compulsive disorder did not undergo any increase in severity or chronic worsening during service, and there is no evidence of treatment for the condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0526292
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