The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims. The claim for a back disability was denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service or post-service treatment. The hypertension claim was also denied as there is no indication of hypertension during service and insufficient evidence connecting it to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection, either due to lack of medical evidence linking the conditions to service or post-service treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1011373
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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