The Board has determined that new evidence received subsequent to a previous denial supports reopening the claim for service connection for ADHD, but has not found any evidence linking the condition to military service. The claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted, but no medical nexus between current ADHD and service is established.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0001818
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and ADHD, are granted as service connected. The secondary claim for alcohol, opioid, and stimulant use disorders is remanded.
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