The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for fungus of the hands and fingers, left foot fungus, right foot onychomycosis, tinea cruris, and bilateral sacroiliitis. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a throat disorder are granted. The claims for service connection for right knee chondromalacia, urticaria, alcoholism and drug abuse, and a psychiatric disability to include PTSD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the fungus of the hands and fingers, left foot fungus, right foot onychomycosis, and tinea cruris claims during the September 2017 hearing. The Board found no evidence linking bilateral sacroiliitis to service. Bilateral hearing loss was granted as it is related to noise exposure in service. Right knee chondromalacia and urticaria were remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- fungus of the hands and fingers, left foot fungus, right foot onychomycosis, tinea cruris, bilateral sacroiliitis, bilateral hearing loss, throat disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18114033
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim, specifically needing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner. The Veteran will be asked to provide any missing records and former employers' information.
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