The Board has denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection claims for hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder, kidney disorder, vision disorder, back disorder, right leg disorder, and pes planus. The evidence submitted since the July 2002 final rating decision did not provide new and material evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not establish that there is a basis for reopening the Veteran's service connection claims as it fails to show that his hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder, kidney disorder, vision disorder, back disorder, right leg disorder, or pes planus are related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, kidney disorder, heart disorder, peripheral vascular disease, vision disorder, back disorder, right leg disorder, pes planus (flat feet)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0920662
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