The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for depression, PTSD, or an eye disorder. However, the Board also noted that new evidence related to a possible stressor in service was relevant to the PTSD claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence regarding potential stressors in service is significant enough to warrant reopening of the PTSD claim but not sufficient to reopen claims for depression and an eye disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0105514
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What this means for you
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