The Board has denied the veteran's claims of reopening his service connection for numbness, paralysis, pain, and weakness of the left and right lower extremities, as well as status-post myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease. The evidence submitted did not meet the threshold requirement to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the veteran does not establish a link between his current conditions and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness, paralysis, pain, and weakness of the left lower extremity, numbness, paralysis, pain, and weakness of the right lower extremity, status-post myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501078
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What this means for you
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