The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, left knee disability, right knee disability, PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and low back disability have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew these claims prior to a decision being made.,Service connection has been granted for hemorrhoids. The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current low back disability is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for hypertension, left knee disability, right knee disability, PTSD, and erectile dysfunction prior to a decision being made.,For hemorrhoids, the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether they are related to service. The Veteran's private physician stated that he began experiencing symptoms in 1995 during boot camp.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left knee disability, right knee disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), erectile dysfunction, hemorrhoids, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- A21016438
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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