WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD K . Hughes , Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran had active military service from May 1973 to October 1976 . These matters come before the Board of Veterans ' Appeals ( Board ) from a February 2012 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) , Regional Office ( RO ) in Portland , Oregon . In December 2013 , the Veteran testified at a videoconference hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge . A transcript of that hearing is of record . In March 2014 , the Board issued a decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder , to include PTSD and major depression , and entitlement to a TDIU rating . The