The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for a head and neck injury in September 1989. The veteran submitted new evidence, but it was not considered material to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide any significant information that would change the outcome of the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- head and neck injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0608065
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 425 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right ear disability or head and neck injury related to service, thus denying the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical records and examination. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.
- Granted
The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of an inservice head and neck injury. The claims for service connection for residuals of an inservice back injury and depression as secondary to an inservice neck and back injury with headaches are being remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for a head and neck injury, and diverticulitis has been dismissed without prejudice.
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