The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for urinary tract or bladder infection and sinus tachycardia, finding that he did not have current disabilities of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a diagnosis of current urinary tract or bladder infections or heart disorders manifested by sinus tachycardia.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection, Bladder Disorder, Heart Disorder (Sinus Tachycardia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2002
- Citation
- 0201739
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for acne, a bladder disorder, and a headache disorder as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for urinary tract infection has been dismissed due to the Appellant's withdrawal.
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