The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for myalgia, bilateral deltoids is denied as there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen his service connection claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the service connection claim for myalgia, bilateral deltoids.
- Claimed conditions
- myalgia, bilateral deltoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0700192
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