The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection of the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The newly presented evidence was not considered as it was duplicative of previous records and arguments.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated left ventricle, myocardial infarction, arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0217132
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
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