The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and his non-PTSD acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or related to active service.
The deciding factor: The weight of the most probative evidence shows that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and his current non-PTSD acquired psychiatric disorder is not etiologically related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, non-PTSD acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002272
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