The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding his claims of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back disability, a chronic left and right hip disability, a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, and a chronic ophthalmological disorder (claimed as primary open-angle glaucoma). The claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for PTSD is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding these specific issues prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back disability, chronic left hip disability, chronic right hip disability, chronic gastrointestinal disorder, chronic ophthalmological disorder (claimed as primary open-angle glaucoma)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1221216
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic right foot disability, a chronic lumbar spine disability, and a chronic right hip disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, as an SOC has not yet been issued.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic right elbow, hip, and wrist disabilities to correct a duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder and remanded the claims for hypertension, esophageal varices, acid reflux disease / GERD, and diabetes mellitus type II.
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