The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disability and hemorrhoids due to lack of new and material evidence.,An initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claims, and the existing evidence did not establish a nexus between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19114669
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of his hemorrhoids, so the case is dismissed.
- Denied
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