The Board found that depression/dysthymia was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied the claim. The PTSD issue is addressed separately.
The deciding factor: Service connection for depression/dysthymia could not be granted as there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service, including the lack of medical records from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- depression/dysthymia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614560
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What this means for you
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