The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, prostate cancer, and a respiratory system disorder. The evidence received since the previous denials did not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted but it did not provide sufficient information to establish that the disabilities were related to service or radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1024856
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What this means for you
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