The Board found that an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was not present in service and is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records were silent regarding any complaints or diagnoses related to mental health disabilities, and there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed condition and service, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1743878
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