The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability evaluation, finding that no new or material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The RO granted service connection based on direct service connection rather than reopening the case due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0217871
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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