The Board denied service connection for a mental health condition, finding no evidence of its onset during active service or any relationship to in-service events.
The deciding factor: There was no indication of a mental health disorder manifesting in service or for many years thereafter, and the appellant entered service in sound condition with no psychiatric symptoms noted.
- Claimed conditions
- Mental health condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24045915
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