Smith v. Derwinski

HOLDAWAY, Associate Judge:

This case concerns an appeal of a July 6, 1989, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) decision finding that evidence received after a March 11, 1988, BVA decision did not provide a new factual basis for finding that the veteran’s psychiatric disability was service connected.

Smith served in the Army National Guard of North Carolina from February 8, 1972, to February 7, 1978. He was on active duty for training status from July 12, 1972, to February 23, 1973, while he went through basic training. The veteran was recycled three times before completing basic training. There is…