The Board found that the appellant does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and/or anxiety, that is attributable to military service. The appellant's diagnosed depression constitutes a secondary disability resulting from primary alcohol and drug abuse.
The deciding factor: The appellant's diagnosed depression was determined to be a result of his own abuse of alcohol or drugs.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0623386
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