The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including a physician's statement and VA treatment records, was submitted that bears directly on the specific matter under consideration (reopening of the claim).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0305029
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a mental disorder and PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining SSA records and a more nuanced etiological opinion.
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