The Board denied all claims on appeal, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen any of the service connection claims for PTSD, low back disability, right knee disability, fungal infection of the arms, tinnitus, or prostate cancer. The denial is based on the lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen any of the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Low Back Disability, Right Knee Disability, Fungal Infection of the Arms, Tinnitus, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1537075
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