The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the irregular heartbeat claim. The Board found that service connection for bilateral pes planus, a skin disorder claimed as acne and razor burn, and bilateral wrist disability is not warranted based on lack of evidence of an increase in severity during service or aggravation by service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting conditions were noted at entry into service and did not show any increase in severity during service. The Board found no current diagnoses for the claimed skin disorder, wrist disabilities, or psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- irregular heartbeat, bilateral pes planus, skin disorder claimed as acne and razor burn, bilateral wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hand disability, bilateral knee disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1517062
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's requests for earlier effective dates for his service connection for bilateral pes planus and gynecomastia scar residuals, finding that the earliest possible effective dates are the dates of receipt of the claims.
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