The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for a right ear disability, finding that the new evidence submitted was cumulative and did not establish a basis for reopening the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the veteran was found to be cumulative and did not establish a basis for reopening the claim of service connection for his right ear disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0106043
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