The Board found that the additional evidence submitted since the January 1994 decision did not include a nexus opinion relating the veteran's military service to any postservice genitourinary disorder, and thus is not new and material for purposes of reopening the claim.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence does not include a nexus opinion linking the veteran's current genitourinary disorder to his inservice urinary tract infection or to exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607487
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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