The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of eligibility for non service-connected pension benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not establish that the veteran was discharged from service for a service-connected disability or that at the time of discharge he had a service-connected condition that would have warranted discharge from military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disorder, Nervous heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0333770
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What this means for you
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