The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and TDIU due to his withdrawal of these claims. The right eye disability claim was denied as there is no evidence it is related to service, Agent Orange exposure or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions consistently found that the Veteran’s current eye disabilities are not related to his in-service injury or Agent Orange exposure and were more likely age-related.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disability, right eye disability, erectile dysfunction (claimed as loss of use of a creative organ), respiratory disability, right leg disability, tinea corporis (claimed body rash)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130277
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for complete loss of sense of smell, an acquired psychiatric disability, a low back disability, a respiratory disability, and tinnitus to schedule VA examinations.
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