The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also determined that the veteran's genitourinary disabilities, including bladder dysfunction and prostate cancer, are not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The additional medical evidence presented since the last final denial supports a finding of a skin disability related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. The genitourinary disabilities were first diagnosed years after service and are not linked to service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability, Genitourinary Disability (Bladder Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0021958
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board has readjudicated the claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss disability, cervical spine disability, skin disability, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted while others are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for OSA and a skin disability, as well as the claim for service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits is not considered new evidence, but his assertion of aggravation by PTSD is.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is partially granted with a 50 percent rating for PTSD. The claims of service connection for a skin disability and gastrointestinal disability are remanded due to the need for additional development.
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