The Board denied the request to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was not considered new or material as it did not provide a basis to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death: cardio-respiratory arrest, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612267
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What this means for you
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