The claim for service connection for prostatitis remains unopened as new and material evidence has not been submitted.,The claim of service connection for a skin condition is denied.,The claim of service connection for atrial fibrillation is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are pending due to the submission of new and material evidence, but further examination is needed to determine if there is a direct relationship between his current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis, atriial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189215
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