The Board has granted service connection for chronic depressive disorder, finding that it began during active military service and is not secondary to another condition. Service connection for intracranial arteriovenous malformation was denied as the veteran's condition is a congenital defect.
The deciding factor: The veteran's intracranial arteriovenous malformation is a congenital defect, which is not a disability for VA purposes and therefore not service-connected. The chronic depressive disorder began during active military service and is not secondary to another condition.
- Claimed conditions
- intracranial arteriovenous malformation, chronic depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635143
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