The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a left hip disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.
The deciding factor: The additional medical records did not provide competent evidence of aggravation during service, and the veteran's lay statements were insufficient to establish such an aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0017429
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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