The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia. The evidence submitted since the last denial did not provide new and material information to support the claim.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was found to be duplicative or confirming known facts without providing a basis to conclude that the Veteran's condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2018
- Citation
- 1809509
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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