The Board finds that the veteran's personality disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection based on a presumption of soundness.
The deciding factor: Clear and unmistakable evidence shows that the veteran had a preexisting personality disorder prior to his entry into service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0633731
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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