The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the left leg and foot to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine is dismissed because a related benefit was granted in September 2013.
The deciding factor: A related benefit (service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity) was granted, making the original claim moot.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the left leg, neuropathy of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1442558
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, metatarsalgia of both feet, plantar fasciitis of both feet, and neuropathy of both feet have been granted effective July 14, 2014. The Veteran also received a separate rating for hammertoes of the right foot (10%) and left foot (10%), as well as arthritis of the first MTP joint of the right and left foot (10%).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy of the left hand, right leg, and left leg as well as for acute headaches (claimed as migraines) due to lack of evidence of current disabilities. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability of peripheral neuropathy or migraine headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and various types of neuropathy. The Court found that VA did not provide adequate reasons and bases for its decisions regarding these claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.,Service connection for OSA and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities are denied, with no evidence linking these conditions to herbicide exposure.
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