The Board found that the evidence received since the last final decision is cumulative and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a right sacroiliac disability.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran was duplicative of previous statements and did not provide any new information regarding whether the pre-existing condition was aggravated in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right sacroiliac disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1338047
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection and increased rating claims.
- 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.
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