The Veteran's claims for service connection related to a headache condition, neck condition, left knee condition, back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, and post-service hysterectomy have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection will be remanded for these conditions as further review is needed.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence establishes that there may be a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and her military service, but more information is required to substantiate this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- headache condition, neck condition, left knee condition, back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, post-service hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192598
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