The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a back condition, diabetes mellitus, sciatica, and compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a seizure disorder. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the aforementioned issues during the hearing before the Board, and the Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, diabetes mellitus, sciatica, bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191675
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disability, respiratory disability (breathing difficulty), cardiac disability (irregular heartbeat), and right hip disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between the in-service incident and the current disability.
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