The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims are granted in part, as they relate to his frostbite residuals, hepatitis, and acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates directly to the specific matters under consideration and is significant enough to warrant reopening the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite residuals of both feet, hepatitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, mood disorder, and depression)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148307
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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