The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a left ear infection, bilateral foot fungus, rash on the arms, and sinus disability due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the veteran's claims of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear infection, bilateral foot fungus, rash on the arms, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0106432
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and bilateral foot fungus, as well as the appeals for SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r) and an increased rating for GERD were dismissed due to being already pending at the Board in other appeal streams.
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