The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of depression or hypertension related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1640883
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