The Veteran's appeals for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, stomach issues, migraine headaches, and an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the lower extremities have been dismissed.,Service connection for arthritis of the left hand and urinary problems causing increased blood pressure and blackout are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to support his claims regarding right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, stomach issues, migraine headaches, or an earlier effective date for radiculopathy. The appeals were dismissed as a result of the Veteran's withdrawal.,Service connection was denied because there is no credible evidence that arthritis of the left hand or urinary problems causing increased blood pressure and blackout began during service or are otherwise related to in-service injuries or diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left hand, urinary problems causing increased blood pressure and blackout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19139323
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the right and left hands to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.
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