The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and left knee disability, and TDIU. The decision also confirmed the zero percent rating for gluteal myositis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was first documented after his initial period of military service and did not undergo an increase in severity during his subsequent period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0413521
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What this means for you
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