The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability did not begin during service or within one year after discharge, and is not related to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence in the record linking the veteran's psychiatric illness to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (variously diagnosed)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618380
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What this means for you
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