The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as her claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a mastectomy performed in July 1995. The special monthly pension by reason of need for aid and attendance or housebound status is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence submitted did not bear directly and substantially on the issue of service connection, thus failing to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. For the other claims, the evidence was deemed insufficient to establish a direct relationship with military service.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0110601
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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.
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- 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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