The Board has granted the Veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for head injury and a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD). The claim for TDIU remains denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for head injury and a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- Bowel dysfunction, Head injury, Psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1205514
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