The Board denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, including conversion reaction with seizure activity.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the July 1959 decision does not bear directly and substantially upon the issue of entitlement to service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, to include conversion reaction with seizure activity.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric disorder, conversion reaction, seizure activity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0215920
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if any neuropsychiatric disorders are related to service and whether they were aggravated by service. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after this development.
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