The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition (also claimed as allergies) has been reopened and is now considered. The Board finds that the additional evidence received since the November 2006 rating decision relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim, specifically whether the current respiratory condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes VA treatment records showing an assessment of allergic rhinitis and a June 2009 opinion from the Veteran's VA primary care physician finding that the Veteran's current issues began while deployed in Iraq, which is consistent with his lay statements about symptoms during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, bilateral knee disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, respiratory condition (also claimed as allergies)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1433062
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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