The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, but did not determine whether these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: New medical records provided since the last denial suggest treatment for anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia, which are considered new and material evidence to reopen the claim. However, they do not establish that these conditions were incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0200414
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What this means for you
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