The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for liver and esophageal disorders, both of which were secondary to herbicide exposure. The evidence submitted was not considered new and material.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide a basis to establish that the veteran's liver or esophageal disorders are related to active service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, esophageal disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0201113
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What this means for you
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