The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hearing loss, residuals of hepatitis, and a back disability. The veteran's eye disorder is not considered a condition that can be service-connected.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was provided to support the reopening of any of the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability, Hearing Loss, Eye Disorder (Loss of Vision), Residuals of Hepatitis, Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0202108
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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