The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's condition began during active service or was related to any in-service event, injury, or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively weigh in favor of a finding that the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress onset during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048176
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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