The Board found that the Veteran's current major depressive disorder did not have its clinical onset in service and is not otherwise related to active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no objective evidence to support the Veteran's contention of depression while in service, and noted that his STRs do not mention any depressive symptoms or psychological distress.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (Major Depressive Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1643579
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