The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, other than PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1236189
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