The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen claims for service connection for a ruptured left ear drum, skin cancer, and dental disability as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence received since the June 2002 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims, nor does it raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating them.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured left ear drum, skin cancer, dental disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0816484
What this means for you
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