The Veteran's ADHD claim is granted as new and material evidence has been submitted.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim is granted as new and material evidence has been submitted.,The Veteran's left knee disorder claim is denied as no current diagnosis of a left knee disorder was found.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence indicates that the Veteran’s ADHD may be aggravated by his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103175
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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