The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition, finding that any pre-existing mental health issues did not worsen during military service and were instead triggered by post-service events.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show an increase in severity of any pre-existing disability. The Veteran’s personality disorder was aggravated by a post-service accident and injuries, which led to the development of secondary anxiety and depressive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000262
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What this means for you
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