The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for a psychiatric disorder, but ultimately denied service connection due to lack of medical evidence supporting PTSD.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was not well grounded as there was no medical evidence diagnosing or linking her current psychiatric condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder (other than PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023808
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's OSA and a psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) are granted as service-connected.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding insufficient evidence to support these claims. The claim for service connection for a nervous condition (psychiatric disorder) was reopened but ultimately denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and potential need for additional medical examination.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders (other than PTSD), low back and cervical spine conditions, and headaches. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a nexus to service.
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