The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder and cognitive impairment, were not shown to be related to service or any service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim for service connection as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current diagnoses and service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1003577
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