The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and his claim for PTSD. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the original claim, and that there was no evidence linking any current psychiatric condition to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran did not submit sufficient new and material evidence to reopen the previous denial of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The PTSD claim was also denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the claimed stressors and the veteran's current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0016787
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What this means for you
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