The application to reopen the claim for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits was denied as new and material evidence was not presented.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, specifically, qualifying service of the Veteran to establish entitlement to VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906129
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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