The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for arachnoid cysts, which he argued was secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The issue of an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a myocardial infarction is not addressed.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last denial does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim due to lack of new and material evidence, and the Board found no relationship between the veteran's arachnoid cysts and exposure to Agent Orange or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arachnoid cysts, myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0023231
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