The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for enuresis, a psychiatric disorder, residuals of an excised lipoma of the right shoulder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The issues of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that all relevant evidence had been considered and denied the claims based on the existing medical records and service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- enuresis, psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, an adjustment reaction, and mixed emotional features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0842191
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including tinnitus, enuresis, right foot injury, left foot injury, hernia surgery, heat exhaustion, and hearing loss. The Veteran's request to withdraw these claims was granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for enuresis was withdrawn. The claim for a higher rating for thoracolumbar spine disability with intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative disc disease is granted, effective from August 28, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for skin abscess and remanded claims for asthma, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and enuresis.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of enuresis was dismissed because there is no longer any issue in dispute.
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