The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear was reopened, but his claims for pes planus and hemorrhoids were not reopened.,Service connection is being considered on a direct basis for all three conditions.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial does not provide sufficient new and material evidence to reopen the claims for pes planus and hemorrhoids, but does support reopening of the claim for hearing loss of the right ear.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss of the Right Ear, Pes Planus, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0110247
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What this means for you
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