The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claims for facial laceration scars and residuals of a head and neck injury, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- facial laceration scars, residuals of a head and neck injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0725155
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- Granted
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