The Board has determined that the evidence received since the February 1982 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for neuropsychiatric disability. The claim for secondary service connection for degenerative disease of the central nervous system is also denied as it is not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not provide a nexus between the veteran's current neuropsychiatric complaints and symptoms and his active military service, nor does it address the issue of whether the veteran's post-service degenerative disease of the central nervous system was incurred in or as a result of his service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric disability, degenerative disease of the central nervous system
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025180
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