The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims for service connection for a left leg contusion or residuals of radiation exposure. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, but no higher rating is granted as it does not meet the criteria for an increased rating. The veteran is also found not unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous decisions did not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claims for service connection for a left leg contusion or residuals of radiation exposure, as it was cumulative in nature and did not show current disability related to an event in active service. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent but no higher rating is granted as it does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg contusion, residuals of radiation exposure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0206043
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