The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression and anxiety, due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence was not submitted with the Veteran's supplemental claims that would warrant readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for depression and anxiety.
- Claimed conditions
- depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016930
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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