The Board has determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder. The Court has now remanded the case to consider the issue on the merits.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board incorrectly framed the issue as whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen the Veteran's claim, directing the Board to consider the issue of service connection on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lung disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1007052
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What this means for you
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