The claim to reopen the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of a head injury was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, making it neither new nor material.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0810289
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and stomach disability, as well as his claim for service connection for a left hand disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the issues of service connection for residuals of a pelvic injury, back injury, left hip injury, and head injury, as well as the issue regarding whether the injuries were due to willful misconduct.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right knee disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and residuals of a head injury to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA and obtain new VA medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations to determine the current nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.
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