The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for myopia, uterine fibroids, and major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder. The cases are remanded to determine if these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for myopia, uterine fibroids, and major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia, uterine fibroids, major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119504
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