The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lymphangitis and brain damage due to a concussion, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted for the lymphangitis claim and that there is no evidence of current disability or in-service injury related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for lymphangitis. The veteran's brain damage due to a concussion cannot be established as incurred in service or by presumptive exposure, as there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphangitis, brain damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0203827
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What this means for you
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