The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD, was not shown during service or to be associated with her active service. Her headache condition has also not been linked to her military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current psychiatric disability that is related to service, and the Veteran's reported symptoms are more consistent with post-service stressors rather than in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and PTSD), Headache Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746224
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