The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for arteriosclerosis. The earlier effective date for TDIU was also denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the veteran's claims, and the existing evidence did not establish a direct relationship between his current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerosis, leg claudication
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0218015
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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