The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for clinical depression, drug and alcohol dependence, and PTSD. The evidence received since the last denial did not present new and material evidence to reopen the claim of clinical depression and drug and alcohol dependence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claim of clinical depression and drug and alcohol dependence.
- Claimed conditions
- clinical depression, drug and alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624343
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What this means for you
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