The Board has denied reopening and granting service connection for a left leg injury and contusions of the face and chest, as new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence presented since previous decisions did not show a current disability or a nexus between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg injury, contusions of the face and chest
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23055984
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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