The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, weight loss, and hypertension as not well grounded. The claim to reopen a claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the April 1996 decision did not provide new or material evidence that would support reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the claims for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia, weight loss, and hypertension were denied as not well grounded.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, pernicious anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0001775
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus; granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and skin cancer; and restored the 10 percent rating for hypertension.
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