The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and stomach disability, as well as his claim for service connection for a left hand disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the previous denials did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating them.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury, Stomach disability, Left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25006667
What this means for you
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