The Board denied service connection for mental disorders, mood disorders, and manic depressive disorder as well as limitation of motion ankle, left due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the appellant had a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disorders, mood disorders, and manic depressive disorder, limitation of motion ankle, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039164
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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