The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include on a secondary basis due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to active service or as a result of his service-connected disabilities. The dental issue was also remanded.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent and credible medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was caused by or related to active service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (other than PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131276
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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