The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for multiple sclerosis and a psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The additional medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection or reopen the claims based on new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0006806
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that it manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more within seven years of the Veteran's separation from service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and a higher disability rating for the Veteran's psychiatric condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for multiple sclerosis and remanded the claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for a psychiatric disability, denied a higher rating for the low back disability as of August 2, 2023, and granted ratings in excess of 40 percent for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy. The Veteran was also granted TDIU.
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