The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) due to a lack of evidence showing that he has ADHD during his military service or at any time since.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of ADHD in the Veteran's childhood and did not diagnose him with ADHD, leading to the denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197153
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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