The claim for service connection for a prostate condition, diagnosed as benign prostate hypertrophy, status post TURP with history of chronic urinary retention is dismissed. The claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are remanded due to new evidence received since the March 2016 rating decision.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate condition, Peripheral neuropathy (left lower extremity), Peripheral neuropathy (right lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073478
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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