The Board denied service connection for various conditions due to lack of new and material evidence. The claims were remanded for a VA examination regarding GERD.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not provided to support the reopening of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, endometriosis, ovarian disability, hysterectomy, low back strain, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, heart murmur and palpitations, funkuterine bleeding/menstrual disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23066936
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including the one for an increased rating for low back strain.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic ovarian cysts and denied service connection for endometriosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for athletes' foot, low back strain, and plantar fasciitis due to a lack of a VA examination prior to the August 2020 rating decision.
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