The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition has been granted. The Board found that new and material evidence related to the unestablished fact necessary to substantiate this claim, which is the onset or etiology of the claimed condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the Veteran indicates a possible link between his current psychiatric condition and service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint aches, numbness of the extremities and memory loss, Left ear tinnitus, Hypertension, Shoulder pain, Back pain/spine pain, Right thigh/hip condition, Left thigh/hip pain, Toe pain, Hand pain, Partial paralysis, Arm pain with stinging/numbness of the forearms, Peripheral neuropathy, Stroke, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142461
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.
What you can do next
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