The Board reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia based on new and material evidence provided by his attorney.,The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted in support of the veteran's claims, but it did not provide sufficient information to reopen the claims for schizophrenia and back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0110205
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for separate ratings for PTSD and schizophrenia due to overlapping symptoms.
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