The veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied, and the RO awarded nonservice-connected pension benefits effective December 12, 1994. The veteran contends that the effective date should be earlier.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a relationship between the veteran's current psychiatric disorder and his period of active service, nor did it show entitlement to an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to permanent and total disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0019176
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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