The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection in various conditions, including recurrent urinary tract infections, major depression, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, postoperative reconstruction of the right shoulder, memory loss secondary to petroleum exposure, and chemical burns to esophagus secondary to petroleum exposure. The appeals were based on new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence received since the previous decisions did not provide a sufficient link between the Veteran's conditions and his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent urinary tract infections, major depression, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, postoperative reconstruction of right shoulder, memory loss secondary to petroleum exposure, chemical burns to esophagus secondary to petroleum exposure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1104270
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