Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a mental disorder diagnosis, and there is no competent medical evidence supporting a finding of a mental health disorder under the DSM-5 criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095352
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