The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD, as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: The evidence added to the record since the prior denial did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and therefore did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0903600
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and as such, the appeals for initial ratings and service connection were dismissed.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, but the claim for another psychiatric disability was remanded for further examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD to obtain a fully adequate medical advisory opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and a skin disability.
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