The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen any of the Veteran's service connection claims, and the psychiatric disability claim remains unresolved.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"rashes and nonspecific medical problems","claimed_as":"ailments due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune"}, {"condition_name":"left knee disability","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"right knee disability","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"jock itch","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","claimed_as":"high blood pressure"}, {"condition_name":"vertigo","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"left ankle disability","claimed_as":"arthritis and foot and ankle pain"}, {"condition_name":"left foot disability","claimed_as":"arthritis and foot and ankle pain"}, {"condition_name":"right ankle disability","claimed_as":"arthritis and foot and ankle pain"}, {"condition_name":"right foot disability","claimed_as":"arthritis and foot and ankle pain"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hip disability","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"enlarged prostate disability","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"high cholesterol","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"vision impairment","claimed_as":"vision"}, {"condition_name":"psychiatric disability","claimed_as":"psychosis, unspecified schizophrenia disorder and other psychotic disorder; PTSD, nightmares, hearing voices"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162252
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What this means for you
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