The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the hips.
The deciding factor: Evidence received since the final November 1990 Board decision is cumulative or redundant, and does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0200648
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