The Board denied reopening the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new, significant evidence was submitted that could support a grant of service connection for cardiovascular disorders or residuals of stroke.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiovascular Disorder, Residuals of Stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0112363
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