The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous disorder, PTSD, and bilateral foot problems. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen his claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD).
The deciding factor: The July 1985 rating decision determined that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the veteran's claim for a nervous disorder, which was affirmed by earlier Board decisions. The May 1980 rating decision denied service connection for bilateral foot problems characterized as pes planus due to lack of timely filing of an NOD.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), bilateral foot problems
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0617954
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