The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's supranuclear palsy to his military service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that could reasonably substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- supranuclear palsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183617
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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