The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions have been denied. The claim for tinnitus was granted with a 10% rating, but the effective date is prior to July 18, 2016.,Other claims for service connection or increased ratings were either not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence or denied outright.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for various conditions have been denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted to reopen the claims, or the claims were not supported by the existing evidence. The effective date for tinnitus service connection is prior to July 18, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lumbar Strain, Kidney and Bladder Cancer, Left Knee Disability, Low Blood Pressure, Right Knee Disability, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19137194
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
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The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
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