Saylock v. Derwinski

NEBEKER, Chief Judge:

This case presents for review a July 11, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied appellant’s claim for entitlement to service connection for flat feet. Upon consideration of the pleadings and the record on appeal, the Court concludes (1) that appellant failed to submit new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his claim; and (2) that principles of administrative regularity dictate a presumption that appellant received notice of the September 1949 rating action. We affirm.

Appellant’s claim for service connection for his flat feet was…