The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD and for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions regarding in-service incurrence or current disability due to his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder), Residuals of a traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069559
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