The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopened claims of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cervical spine surgery, residuals of ulnar nerve transposition, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to include memory loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145586
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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