The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for a left total left hip replacement was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.,The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis (L4-L5) and neuro-foraminal stenosis (L5-S1) was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of a link between the condition and military service.,Service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of a link between the condition and military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of service connection for a back disability or left hip disability.,None of the new treatment records received addressed whether the Veteran’s current low back disability was incurred in, aggravated by, or related to his military service.,The evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for bilateral hearing loss as there is no medical evidence attributing the post-service findings to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.,There is no medical evidence upon which to attribute the hypertension disability to the Veteran’s military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left total left hip replacement, degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis (L4-L5) and neuro-foraminal stenosis (L5-S1), bilateral hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18136459
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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