The Veteran's claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, recurrent strain with rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression) have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen these claims.,The Veteran's claim for headaches secondary to service-connected degenerative changes of the cervical spine with cervical muscle strain has been granted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen any of the Veteran’s service connection claims, including those for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, recurrent strain with rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression).,The Veteran's headaches have been found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected cervical spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Recurrent strain with rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, Tinnitus, Right shoulder disability, Back disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression), Headaches, secondary to service-connected degenerative changes of the cervical spine with cervical muscle strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186466
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