The Veteran's appeals for effective dates prior to July 1, 2016 for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus have been dismissed.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD is denied.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for prostate cancer is granted. The issue of service connection for prostate cancer is reopened, but not decided on its merits due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claims for upper respiratory infection and pharyngitis are denied.,The Veteran's claim for cholecystitis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for diverticulitis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for basal cell carcinoma is denied.,The appeal for service connection for coronary artery disease is remanded.,The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.,The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer is remanded.,The appeal for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss disability is remanded.

The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for effective dates prior to July 1, 2016 for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus at a Board hearing.,The November 2011 rating decision was final as it denied entitlement to service connection for lower back disability due to lack of new and material evidence showing a nexus with service.,New and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD. The Veteran's inservice fall down stairs is considered in prior VA examinations, and his current reports are duplicative.,New and material evidence has been received since the final November 2011 rating decision showing a current diagnosis of prostate cancer, which was previously denied due to lack of current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for upper respiratory infection and pharyngitis were not substantiated by the evidence presented.,The Veteran's claim for cholecystitis was not substantiated by the evidence presented.,The Veteran's claim for diverticulitis was not substantiated by the evidence presented.,The Veteran's claim for basal cell carcinoma was not substantiated by the evidence presented.,Service connection is remanded due to lack of current diagnosis and inservice fall down stairs considered in prior VA examinations.,Service connection is remanded due to lack of current diagnosis and inservice fall down stairs considered in prior VA examinations.,Service connection is remanded due to lack of current diagnosis and inservice fall down stairs considered in prior VA examinations.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, upper respiratory infection and pharyngitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, basal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 15, 2019

Citation

19129126

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