The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disorder. The Veteran's PTSD is currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling prior to November 9, 2009, and 70 percent disabling from January 1, 2010.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the July 2008 denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a prostate disorder. The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as depressed mood, irritability, mild memory loss, and frequent nightmares.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder, urinary disorder (bladder condition), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1230867
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