The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for left shoulder condition and right hand burn have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches. The claim is granted in part.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the August 2012 decision, which denied service connection for left shoulder condition and right hand burn.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left shoulder condition","issue_on_appeal":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"right hand burn","issue_on_appeal":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"headaches","issue_on_appeal":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"duodenal ulcers","issue_on_appeal":"service connection"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003964
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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