The Board found that the evidence received was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a back injury.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603119
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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