The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his scar and hearing loss, as well as his attempts to reopen service connection claims for PTSD and amputation. The evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for new and material evidence in any of these cases.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided by the appellant was either cumulative or not relevant to the issues at hand, failing to raise a reasonable probability of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Scar, Residual of Gunshot Wound Left Thigh"}, {"condition_name":"Hearing Loss"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614690
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