Service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was granted in a December 2019 rating decision and is therefore dismissed.,New and material evidence has not been received to reopen claims of service connection for rhinitis, hypertension, or bilateral hip disability.,Service connection for a brain disability, neck disability, and ED have not been established due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.,Service connection for vertigo/syncope is remanded as no examination has been conducted.,Service connection for diabetes is remanded as deck logs are needed to determine potential exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was granted in a December 2019 rating decision, and therefore it has been dismissed as no further review is needed.,New and material evidence has not been received to reopen claims of service connection for rhinitis, hypertension, or bilateral hip disability. The previous denial remains final.,The Veteran's brain disability, neck disability, and ED were not incurred in or due to his time in service, nor are they proximately due to any service-connected disabilities.,No examination has been conducted for the Veteran’s vertigo/syncope claim, which requires further investigation.,Service connection for diabetes is remanded as deck logs need to be obtained to determine potential exposure to herbicide agents and whether the Veteran may be entitled to presumptive service connection.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, rhinitis, hypertension, bilateral hip disability, brain disability, neck disability, erectile dysfunction (ED), vertigo/syncope, diabetes, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20023823
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What this means for you
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