The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to support the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- mental depression, mood changes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604349
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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