The Veteran's appeals for trench foot and tuberculosis have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.,Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initially claimed as PTSD or specific phobia. The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of specific phobia are credible and etiologically related to service.,Service connection has also been granted for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, both diagnosed within ten years after Southwest Asia service and presumed due to exposure to particulate matter during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for trench foot and tuberculosis at his hearing before the Board.,Two private opinions supported a diagnosis of PTSD and linked it to in-service stressors, including fear of enemy fire. The Board found that all reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.,The Veteran's diagnoses of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis were diagnosed within ten years after service and presumed due to exposure to particulate matter during his deployment.
- Claimed conditions
- trench foot, tuberculosis, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD or specific phobia), allergic rhinitis, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22013428
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic lower back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, neck pain, and GERD.
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