The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied due to lack of evidence supporting his assertions and no new or material evidence having been presented.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to reopen his previously denied claims, and thus, they remain denied.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, right hip disorder, skin disorder (face, chest, abdomen, and thighs), teeth grinding, benign fasciculations, dyshydrotic eczema/dyshidrosis of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0126282
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder for further development, specifically requiring an addendum medical opinion from a VA doctor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
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