The Veteran seeks to reopen claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cervical spine condition, and a seizure disorder. New evidence has been submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims.,New evidence supports reopening of claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a cervical spine condition. The claim for a seizure disorder remains denied as new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses do not support the claims, but there is new evidence that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims.,There is no current diagnosis of a cervical spine condition. The new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine condition, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1802762
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