The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for compensation under section 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, as he has not provided any evidence that VA's prolonged administration of prednisone caused his avascular necrosis of the hips.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not create a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips, status post right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0716971
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