The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as paranoia. The RO previously denied this claim in January 1963 due to a finding of a pre-existing personality disorder that was not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted did not provide a diagnosis of or treatment for an acquired psychiatric disability other than a personality disorder and failed to show the Veteran's condition had onset during service or was caused or permanently aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1130153
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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