The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no competent medical evidence to relate any current psychiatric disorder to his brief period of active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence to relate any current psychiatric disorder to the veteran's brief period of active duty. The veteran's own assertions that the rigors of basic training caused any current psychiatric disorder are not competent.
- Claimed conditions
- psychotic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0603158
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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