The Veteran's appeals for service connection for soft tissue trauma/puncture wound of the right hand, a disability resulting from cadmium exposure, a disability resulting from typhoid vaccination, a disability resulting from anthrax vaccination, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than mood disorder), and a sleep disorder have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for compensable evaluations for atopic dermatitis and asymptomatic lipoma under the right axilla, benign prostatic hypertrophy status post prostatitis, service connection for calcaneus and malleolus inversion pain, a bilateral foot disability, a perforated ear drum, bronchitis, a disability resulting from asbestos exposure, a stomach disability, acid reflux, a lipoid cyst/tumor, road rash, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and severe tooth and gum trouble for purposes of dental treatment have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeals on the issues related to soft tissue trauma/puncture wound of the right hand, a disability resulting from cadmium exposure, a disability resulting from typhoid vaccination, a disability resulting from anthrax vaccination, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than mood disorder), and a sleep disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue trauma/puncture wound of the right hand, cadmium exposure, typhoid vaccination, anthrax vaccination, acquired psychiatric disorder (other than mood disorder), sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168898
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