The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and evaluations for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to support the reopening of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, pes planus, impaired vision (refractive error), throat disability, leg cramps, hemorrhoids, hypertension and heart disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0005135
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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