The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, a genitourinary disorder, residuals of gunpowder burns of the eyes, a left eye scar, conjunctivitis, and bilateral pterygia.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been received to support any of the reopened claims.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction, diverticulosis, benign prostatic hypertrophy with bladder neck obstruction, residuals of gunpowder burns of the eyes, left retina scar, conjunctivitis, bilateral pterygia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0907143
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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