The Veteran's claims for prostate gland injuries, infections, hypertrophy, post-operative residuals, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder were previously denied. New evidence has reopened these claims but the service connection is granted only for some of them (acquired psychiatric disorders). The remaining claims remain pending.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder, while the previously denied prostate gland injuries, infections, hypertrophy, post-operative residuals, hypertension, and PTSD were reopened but not granted service connection due to lack of nexus or present disability.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate gland injuries, infections, hypertrophy, post-operative residuals, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165637
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What this means for you
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