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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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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