The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal regarding his claim of service connection for an eye disorder as he withdrew it.,The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his low back disorder claim, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.,The appellant was granted service connection for 'teeth problems' secondary to medications taken for his service-connected disabilities.,The Board denied an increased evaluation for his bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal regarding the eye disorder claim, thus no longer having a pending issue in this area.,The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the low back disorder claim.,Service connection was granted for 'teeth problems' as secondary to medications taken for service-connected disabilities.,An increased evaluation for the bilateral knee disability was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, low back disorder, teeth problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0204979
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