The Board denied the claim for service connection for left arm neuralgia as new and relevant evidence was not received since the previous denial.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence submitted did not provide a current diagnosis or establish a link between the claimed disorder and service, thus it was deemed duplicative of evidence already considered in the prior denial.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063331
What this means for you
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