The Veteran's claims for service connection for dysentery and inflammatory arthritis of the neck, shoulders, elbows, and hands were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for dysentery, and there is no medical evidence linking either condition to military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the December 1976 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims, as it neither shows that he has dysentery or residuals thereof nor establishes a link between his inflammatory arthritis and military service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dysentery, inflammatory arthritis of the neck, shoulders, elbows, and hands
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909822
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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