The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left leg injury was denied. The Veteran's claims for heart condition, major depressive disorder, and migraine headaches were also denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support reopening the claim for residuals of left leg injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131510
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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