The Board has denied reopening the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left foot disorders due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence submitted does not provide sufficient information to reopen the claims as it is considered cumulative or redundant.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0200997
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, psychiatric disorder, neck disorder, and radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty-to-assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of a disability rating for a low back disorder and entitlement to TDIU due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.
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