The Board denied the veteran's request for revision of a final rating decision denying service connection for nephritis, finding no clear and unmistakable error. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection was not granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted by the veteran did not manifestly change the outcome of the April 1962 rating decision as it pertained to the presence of nephritis in service.
- Claimed conditions
- nephritis, glomerulonephritis with chronic renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0409170
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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