The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder and assigned a 100% disability rating from December 4, 2002. The claims for cysts, bronchitis, and compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for ammonia poisoning were not reopened.
The deciding factor: The claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder was reopened due to the submission of new evidence that is significant enough to consider in deciding the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, cysts, residual disability due to jeep accident
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0406081
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for tinnitus and cysts, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these claims.
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