The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired mental disorder is not related to his qualifying period of service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no evidence linking the Veteran's acquired mental disorder to his qualifying period of service from February 18, 2003, to August 2, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired mental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26012009
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What this means for you
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