The Board denied service connection for an innocently-acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorder. The claims for respiratory disorder (emphysema and bronchitis) and dental disorder were also denied. The Veteran's request to reopen these claims was not successful.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopened claims of service connection for respiratory disorder and dental disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Innocently-acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorder), Respiratory disorder - including emphysema and bronchitis, Dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1444405
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