The Board has determined that the veteran's claims to reopen her service connection claims for urticaria, retinal detachment, right Bartholin abscess, uterine dysfunction with bleeding and uterine myoma, hypertensive heart disease, residuals of thyroidectomy, anasarca, and cervical radiculopathy have been denied because she has not submitted new and material evidence to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's previously denied service connection claims for urticaria, retinal detachment, right Bartholin abscess, uterine dysfunction with bleeding and uterine myoma, hypertensive heart disease, residuals of thyroidectomy, anasarca, and cervical radiculopathy have not been reopened due to the lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria, retinal detachment, right Bartholin abscess, uterine dysfunction with bleeding and uterine myoma, hypertensive heart disease, residuals of thyroidectomy, anasarca, cervical radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415870
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart condition to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's current heart condition is related to service, including in-service treatment for hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability and cardiovascular conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service occupational exposures.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for urticaria, as there was no evidence that the condition required antihistamines or other first-line treatment for control during the review period.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability.
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