The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are not supported by sufficient evidence, including a lack of clear diagnosis or etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- left kidney cancer, emphysema, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder), muscle aches in legs, arms, hands, and joints, chloracne, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), testicular hypofunction, erectile dysfunction, essential tremors, hernia, left flank, sleep apnea, gout, hyperglyceridemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1000419
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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