The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after discharge, and no competent medical opinion linking the current disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder not otherwise specified, major depressive disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0608664
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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