The Board granted the petition to reopen a final disallowed claim for service connection for major depression but denied the claim on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence was new and material, as it contained competent medical diagnosis of a chronic psychiatric disorder and lay evidence indicating a possible relationship to events in service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, major depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0814163
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.
What you can do next
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