The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertensive cardiovascular disease, degenerative joint disease of cervical spine, and stomach disorder for the purpose of accrued benefits due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease, degenerative joint disease of cervical spine, stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0125013
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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