The Board has determined that the Veteran's previous denials of service connection for cervical spine, thoracic spine at T5-6, and left ankle injuries are final. The additional evidence presented since those decisions does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to reopen any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted is not related to the unestablished facts needed to reopen the service connection claims for cervical spine, thoracic spine at T5-6, and left ankle injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury of the cervical spine, residuals of an injury to the thoracic spine at T5-6, residuals of a left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020617
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What this means for you
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