The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim as it was either cumulative or redundant of evidence previously considered.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900051
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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