Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected chronic cough disability, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence supporting a diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the Veteran's reports were not sufficient to establish a diagnosis under DSM-5 criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021249
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