The Board has granted service connection for scars of the left lateral chest and low back, but denied service connection for amenorrhea. The veteran's increased rating claim for head and face scars was not addressed as it is no longer on appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran's new evidence did not establish a direct link to her service, thus failing to reopen her previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the head and face, Ptosis of the right eye, Amenorrhea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0005659
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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