The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a skull fracture with headaches, and residuals of a right knee injury. The appeals were based on new evidence submitted after previous denials.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not establish that the veteran had current disabilities related to his in-service injuries or diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of skull fracture with headaches, residuals of right knee injury, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0107382
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of aggravation.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and review of private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
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