The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate condition due to exposure to agent orange associated with herbicide exposure is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for upper back injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal for prostate condition due to exposure to agent orange, and the request was granted prior to a decision being made.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, upper back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19174463
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Board finds the evidence insufficient to grant service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, prostate condition, headaches, IBS, behavioral neurology conditions, and acquired psychological condition due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Veteran's CAD, hypertension, prostate condition, and strokes were not shown to be related to service or any incident therein.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to the Veteran's strokes, was also denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for erectile dysfunction and prostate condition have been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.,The appeal regarding a rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been denied. The Veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy ratings have been restored to 10%, while his right lower extremity radiculopathy ratings remain at 10%. Appeals for higher initial disability ratings for both lower extremity radiculopathies were also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection and entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted, but the effective date is not earlier than August 9, 2023.
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