Service connection for arthritis, claimed as joint pain of the hands, feet, and knees has been reopened. The Veteran's current diagnosed disability is not a qualifying chronic disability.,Service connection for migraines has been reopened. The Veteran's current diagnosed migraine disability is not a qualifying chronic disability.,Service connection for prostatitis (claimed as testicular pain) has been reopened. The Veteran's current diagnosed benign prostatic hypertrophy is not a qualifying chronic disability.,Service connection for dermatitis, urticaria, and shingles has been denied on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the April 1994 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for arthritis, migraines, or prostatitis (claimed as testicular pain).
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, Migraines, Prostatitis, Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1240720
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