The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for frequent urination and left arm twitching, but denied them on their merits.,The claim for service connection for malignant melanoma remains closed as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received for both frequent urination and left arm twitching claims, but the Board found no medical nexus between these conditions and service. The claim for malignant melanoma remained denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- frequent urination, left arm twitching, malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1633277
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, tinnitus, bilateral foot disability, frequent urination, lumbar disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have all been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions during or prior to the filing of the claim.,The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and a heart disability are being remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.
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