The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including depression, were not incurred in or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical records showed no diagnosis of depression or other psychiatric disorder during the veteran's active service. The post-service medical evidence supported this conclusion, attributing the current psychiatric problems to non-service-related factors such as financial difficulties and childhood family issues.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0607224
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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- Denied
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