The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hemorrhoids, headaches, and a deviated nasal septum. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder was dismissed due to lack of timely appeal. Service connection for a left elbow disability was not reopened as it had already been denied in 1982.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were found to be not well grounded, and the evidence did not support the assertions that his current conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, headaches, deviated nasal septum, right shoulder disorder (including as secondary to a service-connected left shoulder disability), left elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006332
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, respiratory disorders (including COPD), nephrolithiasis, deviated nasal septum, and higher initial disability ratings for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and GERD, hiatal hernia, reflux esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
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