The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, headaches, bilateral pes planus, right ear hearing loss, respiratory disorder, and bilateral hand disorder have been denied.,New evidence received since the last denial does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide information that would establish a service connection for any of the conditions claimed, as it was cumulative and did not address the elements required to substantiate the underlying service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), Headaches, Bilateral pes planus, Right ear hearing loss, Respiratory disorder, Bilateral hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126606
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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