The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia. The appeal involves determining if there is sufficient new evidence to support reopening the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision hinges on whether new and material evidence has been submitted that could potentially reopen the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0116821
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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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