The Board denied service connection for a mouth disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for allergies. The claim for the mouth disorder was denied as there is no evidence linking the current condition to service, including exposure to herbicides. Service connection for allergies was also not granted due to lack of credible evidence supporting the Veteran's assertions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current conditions were less likely than not related to his military service and did not provide sufficient rationale to find him uncredible in his statements regarding onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- mouth disorder, allergies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21025210
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected maxillary sinusitis and allergies, finding a causal relationship between these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of November 24, 2009 for the award of service connection for rhinitis. The Veteran's claim was pending at that time and he had continuous allergy symptoms since service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal as to the issues of service connection for tinnitus, low back disorder, stress, migraine headaches, and allergies is dismissed.,Nine new claims are being remanded: GERD, fatigue, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder (including impingement), right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all listed conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.
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