The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service. New evidence submitted since the September 1993 decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claim, as the June 2004 NPRC letter stating there is no record of the appellant's service as part of officially recognized guerrilla organizations is more persuasive than the May 2003 letter and certification from the NPRC.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0623031
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What this means for you
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