The Board finds that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder and antisocial personality disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The preexisting conditions are considered to have existed prior to service.
The deciding factor: The March 2014 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's pattern of antisocial behavior starting in adolescence and continuing into adulthood suggests symptoms of an Antisocial Personality Disorder diagnosis, which is not a condition that can be presumed or linked to military service. The anxiety symptoms are considered to have been caused by situational factors rather than service.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), Antisocial Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1512329
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