The appeal for diabetes mellitus is dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of infectious hepatitis, but service connection remains denied.,Obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to lack of relevant VA examination records.,Left knee disorder is remanded as there are no current VA examinations available for review.,Right knee disorder is remanded due to lack of current VA examinations and incomplete medical history.,Neck disorder is remanded because the etiology of the condition needs further clarification.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of diabetes mellitus in June 2021, prior to a decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, infectious hepatitis, obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22015192
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
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