The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a personality disorder and situational anxiety. The Board also concluded that an acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not provide any significant information regarding the onset of the claimed conditions, nor did it establish a clear relationship between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid personality disorder, situational anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120123
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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