The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for left hemiparesis with amyotrophia in December 2008, finding no new and material evidence. The Court remanded the case to allow consideration of new evidence submitted since the last denial.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran was found not to be new and material to reopen the claim for service connection for left hemiparesis with amyotrophia.
- Claimed conditions
- left hemiparesis with amyotrophia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046574
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left hemiparesis with amyotrophia in December 1970, and the veteran's claim has not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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