The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's service connection claims for diphtheria, kidney infection, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, depression, sleep disorder), diabetes mellitus, macular degeneration, bilateral knee disorder, and hypertension. However, the criteria for reopening these claims have not all been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the January 1994 denial does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of the service connection claims, is cumulative or redundant of evidence previously received, and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- diphtheria, throat swelling, breathing problems, kidney infection
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1009856
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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.
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