The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (APD) as there was no evidence of a preexisting condition and the Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to support her claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran's APD existed prior to her military service or that it was aggravated by her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (APD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21027541
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