The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left hip disorder in a November 1972 decision. The veteran has not submitted new and material evidence since that time, so his application to reopen the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to submit new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his claim of service connection for left hip disorder (claimed as leg pain and arthritis).
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disorder, leg pain, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0123971
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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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