The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right knee disability, and low back disability as the weight of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no evidence in the service treatment records to support a link between the claimed disabilities and the Veteran's military service. The absence of relevant symptoms during service, as well as the lack of a diagnosis immediately following service, further supported this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (major depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder), Right knee disability, Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020978
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