The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for arthritis of the right wrist, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not provide a basis to overturn the previous denial as it supported the conclusion that the current condition was pre-existing or due to other causes unrelated to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628346
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What this means for you
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