The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heat stroke disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The claim of reopening the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder and insomnia is granted, with a finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also grants service connection for this condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for heat stroke disability prior to the issuance of a decision.,New and material evidence was submitted, including a private physician's opinion linking the Veteran's current major depressive disorder to his service. The Board found this evidence sufficient to reopen the claim and grant service connection.,More development is needed as the issue of chronic fatigue syndrome requires further review.
- Claimed conditions
- Heat stroke, Acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder and insomnia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001131
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Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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