The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints and drug dependence, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously-denied claim for arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the January 1995 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, including arthritis of the left hip. Additionally, as a matter of law, service connection is precluded for the veteran's drug dependence.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of multiple joints, arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810649
What this means for you
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