The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral eye disorders other than nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy of the right eye was dismissed. The Board also remanded several issues related to his diabetes mellitus and associated disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for bilateral eye disorders during a hearing before the Board, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorders other than nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy of the right eye, diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22015777
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection on four separate conditions (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney disease, and right knee replacement) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since June 2, 2017. The Board has decided that he is entitled to a TDIU effective from that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for DMII, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and bowel resection are granted. The claim for OSA is denied.
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