The veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims. The veteran currently has a service-connected duodenal ulcer, hiatal hernia, and gastroenteritis that causes his diarrhea.

The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not provided to support reopening of the claims for service connection for pneumonitis and liver condition.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Pneumonitis","status":"Not currently service-connected"}, {"condition_name":"Liver Condition","status":"Not currently service-connected"}, {"condition_name":"Diarrhea","status":"Service-connected due to related conditions (duodenal ulcer, hiatal hernia and gastroenteritis)"}, {"condition_name":"Jungle Rot","status":"Not currently service-connected"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disorder","status":"Not currently service-connected"}, {"condition_name":"Stenosis of the Spine","status":"Not currently service-connected, presumed due to service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma"}, {"condition_name":"Asthmatic Bronchitis","status":"Not currently service-connected"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

June 28, 2006

Citation

0618915

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