The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim that the veteran had received treatment for a psychiatric disorder during service or on separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, seizures
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0900380
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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