The claim of service connection for melanoma is denied. The claim of service connection for an eye/vision disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, migraines, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, thyroid disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), and sleep apnea are remanded as new evidence has been received to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for an eye/vision disability. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of competent credible evidence linking his disabilities to service, including on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma, eye/vision disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, migraines, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (claimed as numbness), thyroid disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18149661
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What this means for you
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