The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as no new evidence was provided that would support a finding of a nexus between the veteran's cause of death and his period of service.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the December 1982 decision letter did not provide sufficient material to substantiate the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as it did not establish a reasonable possibility of changing the outcome of the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury, encephalopathy, skull defect, angina pectoris, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0200471
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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