The Veteran's appeal for a heart condition was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,Service connection for cold injury residuals and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, depression, and prostate cancer were denied as there is no evidence of their onset during service or a link to service.,Service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of evidence showing its onset during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for heart condition prior to the decision being made.,There is no current diagnosis of cold injury residuals and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities.,No current diagnoses were found for erectile dysfunction, depression, or prostate cancer. The evidence does not show their onset during service.,Hypertension was not diagnosed until several decades after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart condition, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Erectile dysfunction, Depression, Residuals of prostate cancer, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20013751
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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