The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but finds that there is no new and material evidence to support the reopening. The Board also concludes that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are not well grounded as they do not have a direct relationship with his military service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorders to any incident of his military service, including personality disorder diagnosed during service and bipolar disorder diagnosed post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, organic brain syndrome, personality disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0022273
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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