The Board has denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for neck, shoulder, and back disabilities due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted since the November 2001 rating decision to support the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- neck, shoulder, back
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0332249
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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
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