The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased evaluations for mood disorder, left shoulder degenerative joint disease and impingement with impairment of the humerus status-post SLAP repair and debridement, right shoulder sprain, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, asthma, right wrist degenerative joint disease, erectile dysfunction, degenerative joint disease and rheumatoid arthritis of the right hand index finger, maxillary sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease L5-S1, left testicular varicocele with right testicular pain and tenderness, restless leg syndrome, and traumatic brain injury are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the listed conditions.,Further examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left testicular varicocele with right testicular pain and tenderness, restless leg syndrome, and traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder, left shoulder degenerative joint disease and impingement with impairment of the humerus status-post SLAP repair and debridement, right shoulder sprain, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, asthma, right wrist degenerative joint disease, erectile dysfunction, degenerative joint disease and rheumatoid arthritis of the right hand index finger, maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21067597
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
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