The Veteran's request to reopen her claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The RO found that the evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for new and material evidence. For the knee issues, the RO determined that prior to November 23, 2015, the Veteran's right and left knee strains did not cause either a compensable limitation of motion or instability.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the last denial was cumulative and redundant of previous evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and borderline personality disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609232
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