The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reopening his previously denied service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last denial was not considered new and material.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria to be considered new and material as it failed to show a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD), Schizoaffective Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1617504
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- Granted
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