The Veteran's appeals for right knee disorder, left shoulder strain, bilateral pes planus, and left foot hallux valgus have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to greater than 50 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder, service connection for alcohol abuse, hypertension secondary to psychiatric disorder, and degenerative joint disease of ankles.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for right knee disorder, left shoulder strain, bilateral pes planus, and left foot hallux valgus during the October 2020 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Shoulder Strain, Bilateral Pes Planus, Left Foot Hallux Valgus, Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Hypertension (secondary to psychiatric disorder), Degenerative Joint Disease of Ankles
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22004490
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, low back condition, bilateral knee disabilities, and left shoulder strain have been granted service connection. The Veteran's low back condition has been increased to a 40 percent evaluation, while the bilateral knee conditions remain at their current 10 percent evaluations.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Granted
Service connection for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for unspecified anxiety disorder is remanded.
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