The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for psychosis with depression and remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations to determine if a current left eye disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for psychosis with depression. The Veteran's period of service may be etiologically related to his current mental disability and eye injury.
- Claimed conditions
- psychosis with depression, left eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0921526
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including depression, OSA, IBS, foot disorders, joint pain, muscle pain, asthma, headaches, eye disorders, ear disorder, sinus disorder, heart disorder, angina, and GERD. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's left eye disorder is related to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, genitourinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, left eye disorder, and right eye disorder.
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