The Board dismissed the claims for service connection of ankylosing spondylitis, bilateral hip degenerative joint disease, a bilateral eye disability, psoriasis, a cervical spine disability, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy as these issues have been rendered moot due to their resolution in favor of the Veteran. The claim for service connection of degenerative joint disease of the right foot was granted on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the private medical opinion supported the relationship between the service-connected ankylosing spondylitis and the current degenerative joint disease of the right foot, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosing spondylitis, bilateral hip degenerative joint disease, a bilateral eye disability, psoriasis, a cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153205
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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