The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for overactive bladder was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.,The Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder was granted. The claim is reopened, but the issue remains denied.,Service connection for right hip arthritis was denied due to lack of onset in service and no etiological relationship with service.,Service connection for a low back disorder (diagnosed as lumbar arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome) was denied. The claim is reopened, but the issue remains denied.,The Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for carcinoma of the larynx was remanded due to lack of evidence regarding in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence had not been received prior to expiration of the appeal period, and subsequent evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to reopen the claim.,Subsequent evidence related to an unestablished fact (onset in service) that was previously established as lacking. The reopening of the claim does not change the denial of service connection.,The lack of onset in service and no etiological relationship with service were the reasons for denying service connection.,The lack of onset in service and no etiological relationship with service were the reasons for denying service connection, despite the reopening of the claim.,Lack of evidence regarding in-service exposure was the reason for remanding the application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for carcinoma of the larynx.
- Claimed conditions
- overactive bladder, low back disorder, right hip arthritis, lumbar arthritis and lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome (low back disorder), carcinoma of the larynx
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19146822
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