The veteran has not submitted new and material evidence to reopen her claims for service connection for a spine condition, right knee condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, skin condition, and nasal condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted subsequent to the September 1998 decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of the claims, is cumulative and redundant of the evidence of record at the time of the last prior final denial of the claims sought to be reopened, and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- spine condition, right knee condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, skin condition, nasal condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0903083
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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- Dismissed
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