The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and a right thumb injury, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no credible evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, right thumb injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004315
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