The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for a prostate condition is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to service connection for left thumb degenerative arthritis is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no justiciable case or controversy remaining for the Board to adjudicate regarding the issue of service connection for a prostate condition, as it had already been decided in the July 2017 decision. The appeal must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, left thumb degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183359
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate condition, including prostate cancer, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no nexus to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for sinusitis and a prostate condition due to herbicide exposure, and remanded claims for service connection for tension headaches and a kidney condition due to herbicide exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and service connection, indicating satisfaction with the current ratings.
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