The Board denied the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there is no evidence linking the current diagnosis to active duty service.
The deciding factor: There was no positive nexus between the Veteran's current anxiety disorder and her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081581
What this means for you
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