The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for residuals from a traumatic brain injury and a sleep disorder, finding that the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran was not material as it did not provide a diagnosis or establish a nexus between any diagnosed conditions and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals from a traumatic brain injury, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181733
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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