The veteran seeks to reopen a claim for service connection for psychoneurosis. The RO determined that the veteran's disability preexisted service and was not aggravated therein, leading to the severance of service connection. The case is being remanded to address whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: The decision on the CUE issue could affect the outcome of the new and material evidence claim.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0500196
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The DIC benefits claim is denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for receiving these benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318. The cause of death claim is remanded due to incomplete medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychoneurosis, finding that the evidence did not show more than mild anxiety symptoms and no significant deterioration of functioning due to his anxiety disorder. The current disability picture most nearly approximates a 30 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute significantly to the veteran's death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.
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