The Board has granted the appellant's request to reopen his previously denied claim for eligibility for payment of compensation and pension benefits by VA, based on new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim. The case is now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the appellant, including private medical records and reports of mental health problems since service, raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric conditions
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1520415
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric conditions and hypertension are found to cause him to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, meeting the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected musculoskeletal and psychiatric disabilities, which prevent her from performing physical or sedentary work.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding whether the appellant was insane at the time of his discharge from service, which could potentially allow him to receive VA benefits despite his character of discharge.
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