The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and lumbosacral strain, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for generalized anxiety disorder and denying both issues.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for generalized anxiety disorder. The veteran's low back condition is not shown to be related to service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0307072
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide adequate VA examinations.
- Dismissed
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