The RO denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of spinal meningitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0332375
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of spinal meningitis are granted as service connection is established due to the onset during active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis, to include myasthenia gravis, finding that there was no evidence of spinal meningitis during his service and that any current conditions are not related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis, including nosebleeds. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the nosebleeds are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for residuals of spinal meningitis is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of outstanding treatment records.
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