The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of LSD testing. The veteran's claims are based on his belief that he developed various disabilities as a result of an in-service experiment involving LSD.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not presented to support the reopening of the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of LSD testing.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, headaches, color burst hallucinations in his eyes, constant high pitched auditory hallucinations, trouble sleeping and fatigue
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005325
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What this means for you
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