Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a mental disorder conforming to the DSM-5.
The deciding factor: The evidence was persuasively against finding the Veteran has a current mental disorder conforming to the DSM-5, and he is not competent to diagnose a mental disorder without medical expertise.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012926
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