The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to reopen any of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury, eye condition, skin condition due to Agent Orange exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0301565
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid condition, diabetes, eye condition, and peripheral neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right hand strain status-post fracture of the third metacarpal and denied service connection for various other conditions including a right ankle condition, foot disability (torn Achilles tendon), acquired psychiatric disability, ear condition, head injury, left leg disability, and low back disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.
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