The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental health condition, secondary to a medical condition was denied as there is no evidence of such a condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a current disability or persistent or recurrent symptoms of a disability related to the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115656
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What this means for you
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