The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening service connection for PTSD, bilateral knee disorders, hearing loss, excessive sweating, bursitis of the left hip, and loss of memory due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the September 1994 RO decision was not considered sufficient to reopen any of the veteran's claims as it did not provide new and material evidence for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorders, Hearing Loss, Excessive Sweating, Bursitis of the Left Hip, Loss of Memory
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0214067
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What this means for you
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