The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal for his claim of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The RO's January 1999 decision denying memory loss symptoms as a chronic disability resulting from undiagnosed illness is final. New evidence received since the January 1999 decision supports reopening this claim, but does not establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal for his claim of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and the RO's January 1999 decision denying memory loss symptoms as a chronic disability resulting from undiagnosed illness is final. The new evidence received since the January 1999 decision supports reopening this claim, but does not establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Memory loss symptoms, Cervical spine symptoms, Skin symptoms, Sinus symptoms, Nose bleed symptoms, Fatigue symptoms, Diarrhea symptoms, Shortness of breath symptoms, Bilateral hand, wrist and arm symptoms, Lumbar spine symptoms, Symptoms of fever and chills, Night sweat symptoms
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0507346
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- Dismissed
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