The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depression with anxious distress features, as the persuasive weight of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examination found no current mental disorder that conformed with DSM-5 criteria and provided a negative nexus opinion. The November 2023 private medical opinion was not probative due to an inaccurate factual premise regarding the persistence of symptoms since service, and there were inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported history.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depression with anxious distress features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099262
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