The Board found new and material evidence to reopen claims for service connection for lung disability, right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability, and residuals of fractures of the fourth and fifth digits of the right hand. The claim for diabetes mellitus was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted in support of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, Meniere's disease, lung disability, right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability, residuals of fractures of the fourth and fifth digits of the right hand, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0331784
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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