The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since April 1996 is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right hip disability with secondary right leg and low back disability.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not provide a plausible rationale or additional significant information regarding the etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip, Right Leg, Low Back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0110973
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What this means for you
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