The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a stress disorder. The case will be remanded to obtain additional records from SSA and California Department of Rehabilitation.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed as it involves reopening an old claim, which requires consideration of new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0106126
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include stress disorder, PTSD, or mental health disorders, due to a need for further evidence and medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a low back, upper back, bilateral arm, and knee disability, as well as an eating disorder and stress disorder. However, the Board granted a 50 percent rating for depression.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for stress disorder, left shoulder condition, and gum disease. The claims for lumbosacral strain, right foot pain, left foot pain, and right shoulder condition were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, while claims for other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, a heart disorder, hypertension, irritable colon syndrome, kidney removal, kidney cancer, liver disorder, lung disorder, renal disease, sleep apnea, stomach disorder, and stress disorder were denied.
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