The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury and lupus. The claim for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury is denied, while the claim for service connection for lupus is reopened.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury and lupus. The claim for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury was denied, while the claim for service connection for lupus was reopened.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle injury, lupus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1017753
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What this means for you
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