The preponderance of the competent evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of mental health issues during service and no consistent report of ongoing mental health problems since military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (other than PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1606258
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- Granted
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