The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and major depression, was not caused or aggravated by his excess, post-angioplasty with aortic dissection cardiovascular disability for which he has already received benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was caused or aggravated by his excess, post-angioplasty with aortic dissection cardiovascular disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Major Depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012598
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