The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of psychiatric, headache, right eye, left shoulder, and neck disabilities due to new and material evidence. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to reopen the claims for psychiatric disability, headache, right eye, left shoulder, and neck disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability, Headache, Right eye disability, Left shoulder disability, Neck disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18156257
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