The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it was less likely than not that the current anxiety disorder was incurred in or caused by service due to lack of a PTSD diagnosis and psychosocial stressors as causes.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22060949
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