The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for alcoholism and a character disorder, 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 of service connection for alcoholism and a character disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- alcoholism, character disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0304671
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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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 application to reopen claims for service connection for alcoholism and psychiatric disability, but remanded the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's Notice of Disagreement (NOD) to the August 2013 rating decision was timely filed, granting the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and alcoholism, as well as denied an increased disability evaluation for sinusitis.
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