The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and service connection under 38 U.S.C.A. § 351, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim and concluding that there was no CUE in the March 1981 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5108, and concluded that the March 1981 rating decision was consistent with VA law and regulations at the time.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy, epileptic seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611758
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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