The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and tonsillitis, but denied service connection for neurogenic bladder and PTSD.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's right shoulder disorder or tonsillitis due to lack of evidence establishing an in-service injury or disease. Service connection was granted for neurogenic bladder as secondary to his back condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence submitted since the last final rating decision raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for right shoulder disorder and tonsillitis, but did not find such evidence material enough to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD due to lack of supporting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, tonsillitis, neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1758271
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