The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right leg disorders, as well as his attempt to reopen a previously denied claim for lower left leg amputation. The decision found that new evidence did not change the previous denial of these claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran was cumulative and redundant of prior evidence, failing to establish service connection for any condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lower left leg amputation, right knee disorder, right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162725
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
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