The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the claim to reopen his antisocial personality disorder was also denied. The case is remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the previously disallowed claim of service connection for antisocial personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder injury, eye condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630875
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What this means for you
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