The Board has determined that the evidence received since the December 1985 administrative decision is not new and material within the meaning of VA regulation, thus denying the reopening of the claim.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not meet the criteria for being considered 'new and material' as it is either cumulative or does not bear directly and substantially on the matter at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- character of discharge
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109591
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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