The Board denied the claim as no new and material evidence was received to reopen the service connection for peptic ulcers.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was provided that could substantiate the claim of service connection for peptic ulcers.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0511514
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- Remanded (sent back)
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