The Board found no evidence to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder or polyarthritis, and denied both claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be related to his military service or due to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (polysubstance-induced mood disorder, claimed as depression and anxiety), Polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1327719
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- Remanded (sent back)
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