The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for major depression and alcoholism, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopening of the veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for major depression and alcoholism.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0303615
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for alcoholism as it requires a new opinion to address whether clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the Veteran's alcohol use disorder both pre-existed his active military service and was not aggravated during service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as major depression and schizophrenia, due to new evidence being submitted after the prior final denial.
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