The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, residuals of head injury, and an eye disorder due to lack of evidence supporting the claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a psychiatric disorder in service or within a year of separation, nor was there evidence of chronic underlying pathology associated with the in-service concussion or any eye disability. The Veteran's unsupported statements were deemed insufficient for establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, residuals of a head injury, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910907
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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