The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) is not related to his active duty service and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the current diagnosed condition to service, including a lack of in-service complaints or findings and post-service treatment records showing onset years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617324
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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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