The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disability or respiratory disability, and the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied.,There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between any current psychiatric or respiratory disabilities and active service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression) or respiratory disability (claimed as asthma) are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression), Respiratory disability (claimed as asthma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1641291
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on his supplemental claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea was denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as anxiety), depression, insomnia, and social adjustment disorder were all denied due to the lack of persuasive evidence of a current disability during or shortly before the pendency of the claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's respiratory disability, claimed as asthma, is related to her service. The Veteran was treated for an upper respiratory infection during active duty training (ADT) and also had a history of extrinsic asthma. However, there is no medical examination record linking these conditions to her service.
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