The Board vacated the September 18, 2018 decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The TDIU claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was vacated due to failure to consider additional evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative prior to the September 2018 decision, which denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The TDIU claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18152979
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What this means for you
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