The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but did not establish a nexus between the current condition and service. The claims for residuals of a head injury (including seizures) and arthritis were denied as new and material evidence was insufficient.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while new evidence supported reopening the claim for a psychiatric disorder, it could not be linked to service due to lack of medical nexus.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Arthritis/Gout, Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0214415
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What this means for you
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