The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including sexual dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected hysterectomy. The decision is mixed, with some issues being granted and others denied.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not presented in support of the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability as secondary to the veteran's service-connected hysterectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0400877
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the presumption of soundness at entrance into service.
- Denied
The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected psychiatric disability and denied earlier effective dates for TDIU, SMC at the schedular housebound rate, and DEA benefits.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (r)(2) level due to his service-connected disabilities requiring a higher level of care.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for asthma, fibromyalgia, migraines, and sexual dysfunction.
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