The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for service connection for amputation of the right leg, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a relationship between the amputation of the right lower leg and active duty for training.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031831
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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