The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of Asiatic flu, type II diabetes mellitus, and arthritis of the hands. The claim for service connection for arthritis of the shoulders is also reopened.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted in support of the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of Asiatic flu, type II diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the hands, arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1550442
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