The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as he did not file a timely substantive appeal with respect to the July 2012 rating decision, which addressed his claims for service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to file a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planovalgus, striae over the shoulder, upper arms and chest, sinus disability, bradycardia, lumbar contusion, bilateral hip osteoarthritis, G6PD deficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194810
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back condition and bradycardia, finding that the conditions began during active duty service and persisted thereafter.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip osteoarthritis, finding that there was no direct evidence linking his current condition to his military service and concluding that any potential secondary relationship to his service-connected knee disability was not established.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bradycardia, and high cholesterol (claimed as dyslipidemia) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.,Specifically, the VA examiner found no current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea or bradycardia, and concluded that any such conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.
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