The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a left hip and left lower extremity disorder in April 1985, finding that his condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by active duty. The veteran attempted to reopen this claim with new evidence submitted after the initial denial, but the Board found it insufficient to reopen the case.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide any information regarding whether the veteran's left hip and lower extremity disorder was aggravated by his service or if there were other theories of service connection that could be supported. The evidence was considered duplicative of previous claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0126042
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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