The Veteran's appeal of service connection for heart murmur and an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals of earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spondylosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spondylosis, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity, PTSD have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal of a TDIU prior to August 26, 2016 has been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for heart murmur and an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus during the hearing.,The effective dates for the grants of service connection were determined to be the date entitlement arose, as no earlier date was ascertainable. The Veteran's claims for TDIU prior to August 26, 2016 have been remanded due to his assertions and evidence indicating he is unable to work.,The effective dates for the increased ratings were determined based on when an increase in disability was ascertainable up to one year prior to the claimant's submission of a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- heart murmur, diabetes mellitus, intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar spondylosis (back disability), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21073618
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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