The Veteran's appeals for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the back, hips, wrists and ankles, a left rotator cuff injury, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis of both thumbs, a hiatal hernia, fungus, left great toe and subsequent surgery, and cellulitis, left thigh have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip, status-post total hip replacement; chronic right wrist pain; degenerative arthritis of the left hip, including as secondary to nonservice-connected disability of the right hip; flat feet; hepatitis C; residuals of venereal disease (including herpes); and erectile dysfunction have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the dismissed issues during a hearing before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis of the back, hip pain (left rotator cuff injury), fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis of both thumbs, hiatal hernia, fungus, left great toe and subsequent surgery, cellulitis, left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18150988
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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