The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide new information or significant evidence that links the current condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607124
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70 percent disability rating, and the effective date for service connection remains June 29, 2017. Other claims for service connection have been denied.
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