The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic back disability was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Board also found that the veteran's claims of service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD were denied on the merits, but his claim for PTSD was reopened based on new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted in support of the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"chronic back disability","claimedCondition":"residuals of a back injury"}, {"conditionName":"schizophrenia","claimedCondition":"psychiatric disability identified as schizophrenia"}, {"conditionName":"post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)","claimedCondition":"PTSD"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0622472
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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