The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was denied in December 2002 and not reopened. The new evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to support the claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer was reopened due to a new study showing higher rates of non-melanoma invasive skin cancer among Veterans exposed to herbicide agents. However, no causal link between current disability and in-service exposure has been established.,The Veteran's claim for residuals of a right foot bone chip fracture remains denied as there is no new evidence relating to an unestablished fact necessary to support the claim.,Service connection for a right knee disability was not granted due to lack of evidence showing it is related to service-connected conditions or in-service exposure.,The Veteran's bilateral eye disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease were denied as they are neither proximately due to nor aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no new evidence relating the current irritable bowel syndrome to an unestablished fact necessary to support the claim.,The Veteran's skin cancer was not linked to in-service exposure or a pre-existing condition, and thus cannot be granted on secondary service connection.,No new evidence has been submitted that relates residuals of a right foot bone chip fracture to an unestablished fact necessary to support the claim.,Service connection for a right knee disability is denied as there is no evidence showing it is related to in-service exposure or a pre-existing condition.,The Veteran's bilateral eye disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease are not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome, skin cancer, residuals of a right foot bone chip fracture, right knee disability, bilateral eye disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18149068
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