The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an increased rating for his skin disorder. The veteran was not granted service connection for his claimed psychiatric disorder, as there is no evidence of its occurrence or aggravation during service. For his skin disorder, the VA examiner concluded that it was not related to service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder was not etiologically related to service or a service-connected condition and provided a detailed explanation for this conclusion based on review of the claims file and mental status examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639222
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What this means for you
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