The Board found that the appellant's preexisting mental health/personality disorders were not permanently aggravated by his several months of active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner concluded it would be speculative to determine if the appellant’s current psychiatric condition was a progression from his pre-existing conditions in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1201408
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