The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for a skin disease, residuals of a claimed head injury, and eye disability. The veteran's contentions regarding these conditions are now considered in deciding their merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence presented by the veteran supports reopening his previously denied claims of service connection for various disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disease, residuals of a claimed head injury, eye disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0216126
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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