The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for various service connection claims, including those related to his throat disorder and diabetes mellitus, have been withdrawn. The claim for a throat disorder was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for several issues, including cervical spine disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, and umbilical hernia. The claim for a throat disorder was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were denied as there is no evidence of their development during or as a result of service.
- Claimed conditions
- throat disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, umbilical hernia, acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus, heart disability, neuropathy of the upper extremities, neuropathy of the lower extremities, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2018
- Citation
- 1810720
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