The Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tear, initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, and higher evaluations for bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected right foot disability has been dismissed. His claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral legs, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure, has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for these issues at a July 2018 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Puncture wound 3rd and 4th metatarsal right foot, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19105971
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
Service connection for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is granted. Service connection for diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral legs are denied. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work experience.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral legs, to include as due to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), is being remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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