Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, as the evidence of record does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The available evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders and his military service due to lack of medical evidence linking them directly to service and the Veteran's failure to attend a scheduled VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018390
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