The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The appeals for earlier effective dates were dismissed as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence to support his claims and the date of discharge from active service precludes any entitlement to an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal ulcers, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, sciatica of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19161950
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, but remanded the claims for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sciatica of the bilateral lower extremities to the AOJ for correction of an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for esophageal cancer, benign prostate hypertrophy, and erectile dysfunction secondary to the now service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy. The claims for larynx cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetes, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a stomach disorder were denied.
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