The Board found that the evidence submitted was not new and material, thus denying the claim to reopen for service connection of the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim as it was cumulative and did not provide any new information regarding the relationship between the veteran's death and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pulmonary emphysema, intestinal gangrene
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0810860
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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