The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II and vertigo, as well as his attempts to reopen claims for cataracts, burns on the left side of the face, anxiety with insomnia, hypertension with cardiac distress, and a kidney disorder. The Board found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the submitted evidence was cumulative and did not provide any new information or evidence to support the appellant's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, vertigo, cataracts, burns on left side of face, anxiety with insomnia, hypertension with cardiac distress, kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0414870
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