The Board denied the Veteran's request to re-adjudicate his claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that the new evidence submitted did not warrant readjudication.
The deciding factor: The new evidence was already part of the record when the original denial occurred and thus is not considered new and relevant.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- A20016236
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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