Denied
The Board denied service connection for a mental health disability, stating there is no evidence of a diagnosed mental health condition. The Veteran's lay assertions alone are insufficient to warrant a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a mental health disability and has not met the threshold needed to warrant a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005404
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