Mental Status Analysis

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Per the Board's Medical Officer, based on the information available for review at the time, the applicant's file revealed a report of mental status evaluation dated 7 January 2010. The evaluation indicated that the former Soldier was mentally responsible for her behavior and able to distinguish right from wrong. A review of the applicant's Active Duty electronic medical records found nothing to contradict the conclusions of the mental status evaluation. Although the applicant did have important behavioral health diagnoses, there were none which could reasonably be seen as mitigating for the

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