The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral pes planus and asthma, as well as his claim for service connection for epididymitis. The decision also addressed a claim for depression secondary to hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the August 1984 final rating decision did not provide new and material evidence that would warrant reopening the Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus and asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Asthma, Epididymitis, Depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031456
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What this means for you
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