The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder, arthritis, a bilateral knee condition, and anxiety with major depression. The evidence submitted since the February 1997 decision is not new and material.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria to be considered new and material as it is either cumulative or redundant, or it bears directly but not substantially on the specific matter under consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, arthritis, bilateral knee condition, anxiety with major depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0116420
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What this means for you
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