The Board denied service connection for a right leg rash and a bilateral vision disability, and dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates of grants of service connection for allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer residuals, and PTSD. The claims for initial ratings greater than 70 percent for PTSD, an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and to an initial rating greater than 10 percent for prostate cancer residuals were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the existence of a current disability due to the claimed conditions or a relationship between the disabilities and active service. The Veteran withdrew his appeals for earlier effective dates, and some claims were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg rash, bilateral vision disability (myopic astigmatism), allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer residuals, PTSD, tinnitus, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right elbow disability, obstructive sleep apnea, low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062752
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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