The Veteran's appeals for service connection for astigmatism and weight fluctuations have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal. The Veteran's claim for service connection for functional constipation has been granted.,The Veteran's right knee disability is remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for astigmatism and weight fluctuations, indicating he understood the consequences of doing so. His appeal for functional constipation was granted as it was determined to be secondary to his service-connected right knee pain.,Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's current left knee and hip disabilities are related to his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- astigmatism, functional constipation, weight fluctuations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19193852
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the listed conditions in April 2024 and March 2025, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected functional constipation is rated at 10 percent since June 26, 2024. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left leg scar, right leg scar, and scars on right arm due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims for astigmatism, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and other scars are not granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's legal blindness and related conditions are service-connected, as they were caused by her active duty for training (ACDUTRA) service from February 2010 to March 2010.
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