The Board finds that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder. The evidence indicates that his current disability from a neuropsychiatric disorder is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The November 1995 VA neuropsychiatric examination report supports the contention that the veteran's mental condition is related to his service-connected left shoulder injury, causing intense feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features, Undifferentiated Schizophrenia with Paranoid and Depressed Features, Schizoaffective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0205928
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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