The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a stomach disability, duodenal ulcer and chronic organic abdominal distress due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was deemed cumulative or redundant and did not provide significant new information that would warrant reopening the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disability, duodenal ulcer, chronic organic abdominal distress
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500286
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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