The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically a psychotic and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptoms following service and there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to any incident during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not report any psychiatric symptoms during his active duty service, nor were such symptoms documented in his service records. His post-service diagnosis was attributed to domestic violence and incarceration stressors rather than military service events.
- Claimed conditions
- psychotic and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602250
What this means for you
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