The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his perirectal and inguinal area condition was granted. The effective date is set as December 11, 1995.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence submitted since the last denial established new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for the veteran's perirectal and inguinal area condition.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0013999
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia and headaches.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim.
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