The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder with depressive disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health symptoms are not related to his in-service experiences or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA expert examiner found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current mental health issues to his reported stressors during service and did not find any physical limitations from his service-connected ankle/Achilles tendon disabilities that could cause or aggravate a mental health disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23014236
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