The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and for psychosis for treatment purposes, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim, and concluding that the Veteran did not develop his active psychosis within two years of his discharge from his period of Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the submitted evidence was not new and material as it failed to relate to the reason the claim was initially denied (lack of a nexus between the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and service or any evidence of aggravation), and did not suggest an in-service onset of the Veteran's psychosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychosis, Schizoaffective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1522581
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation in the amount of $11,241.56 is not valid due to a processing delay and has granted the Veteran's appeal.
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