The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a groin disability due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide sufficient information to link the current groin disability back to active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602446
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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