The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and also denied entitlement to TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the 1974 denial was not new and material, failing to establish a link between the claimed conditions and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Neuropsychiatric disorder, Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0811790
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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