The Board has determined that the evidence received since the April 1970 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia, and thus is not material. As such, the veteran's application to reopen the claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted did not show that the veteran experienced psychosis or any symptoms of chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia during service or within one year following separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0842446
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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