The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the January 1975 denial does not constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented by the appellant with regard to his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder is not considered new and material, thus the claim remains denied.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoid personality, atypical psychosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0015498
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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