The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the hands, feet, and knees, back disorder, eye disorder, diabetes mellitus, and hemolytic anemia are not supported by the evidence. The RO previously denied these claims multiple times without reopening them due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions. There is no competent medical evidence linking the current disabilities to his military service, including exposure to herbicides during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypospadias, Arthritis of the hands, bilaterally, Arthritis of the feet, bilaterally, Arthritis of the knees, bilaterally, Back disorder, Eye disorder, Diabetes mellitus, Hemolytic anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1020321
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the R(1) rate due to his need for regular aid and attendance.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and the request for substitution of claimant upon death was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his death was related to any injury or disease in service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
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