The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left leg disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The evidence provided was cumulative of previous records and did not provide sufficient information to support reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0321102
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