The Board found that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not incurred or aggravated in service. The dental condition claim is also denied as there were no reported incidents of trauma during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's disorders did not have a military origin based on his history prior to and after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD and depression), Dental Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1416855
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