The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been withdrawn. His skin disorder claim is reopened, but his heart murmur and hypertension claims are denied.,His right foot disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition. His skin disorder claim (presumed due to exposure to smoke and burning oil from refineries in Southwest Asia) is also remanded for further examination.

The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his diabetes mellitus claim, leaving the remaining issues open.,New evidence has been received that relates to previously unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the skin disorder claim. The heart murmur and hypertension claims are denied due to insufficient evidence of a current disability related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus","status":"Withdrawn"}, {"condition_name":"skin disorder","status":"Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"heart murmur","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"right foot disability","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"skin disorder (presumed)","status":"Remanded"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 26, 2019

Citation

19196209

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