The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for meningitis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for meningitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Meningitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023821
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What this means for you
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