The Board has determined that the veteran's ADHD is not service-connected as it was a congenital or developmental disorder and no superimposed disease or injury occurred during military service.
The deciding factor: ADHD is considered a developmental disorder and not a compensable disease for VA purposes. The preponderance of evidence shows no medical evidence that ADHD was subject to a superimposed disease or injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0729859
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