The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence showing a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s personality disorder is not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21003306
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