The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for residuals of frozen feet and a psychiatric disorder (depression) in May 1998. Since then, new evidence has been submitted but it does not establish a clear link between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not provide sufficient probative information to determine if the current disorders are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frozen feet, psychiatric disorder (depression)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0321584
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- Remanded (sent back)
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