The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, residuals of frostbite of the feet, residuals of malaria, arthritis and migraine headaches. The evidence received since the previous decisions did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.
The deciding factor: The new and material evidence submitted by the veteran does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for hypertension, residuals of frostbite of the feet, residuals of malaria, arthritis and migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, residuals of frostbite of the feet, residuals of malaria, arthritis, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0807184
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