The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a nervous condition, to include a psychosis, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's lay opinion regarding his in-service exposure to gun-fire was not supported by medical evidence, and thus did not provide a basis to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous condition, psychosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0120607
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What this means for you
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