The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, finding no new and material evidence that would allow the claim to be reopened.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the last denial did not show a current diagnosis or symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, which was the basis for denying the original claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140826
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