The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against finding a psychiatric disability other than cognitive disorder, not otherwise specified, incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and opinions did not support a separate diagnosis of depression or any other psychiatric condition related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cognitive Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1302597
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