The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and is not otherwise etiologically related to active-duty service. The Board denied the claim as there is no probative evidence linking the current psychiatric disorder to service.
The deciding factor: The February 2019 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to active-duty service including secondary to his service-connected heart disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049629
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