The Veteran's claims for excessive weight gain, left hand tremor, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed. The right foot disorder claim was denied. Service connection for rhinophyma rosacea has been granted with a 60% rating prior to December 15, 2015, and a 10% rating thereafter.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective June 25, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of a right foot disability at any time in his post-service records. The February 2013 VA examiner determined that the Veteran had no current diagnosis of a right foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Excessive weight gain, Left hand tremor, Hypertension, Erectile dysfunction, Right foot disorder, Rhinophyma rosacea, Left lower extremity polyneuropathy, Subacute left upper extremity radiculopathy, Total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20043936
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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