The Board found no evidence to support a direct relationship between the Veteran's service and his acquired psychiatric disorder, nor did it find that any service-connected disability aggravated or caused this condition. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners determined that there is insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran’s current psychiatric disorder to his active duty service or to any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740404
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