The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the appeal is remanded for further action. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of left sided sphenoid wing meningioma (claimed as a brain tumor)"}, {"condition_name":"post C4-6 laminectomy/ foraminotomy and fusion (claimed as a neck disability)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189568
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What this means for you
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