The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed, reopened, or remanded. The dismissal is for the previously denied claim of high cholesterol. Claims for bilateral foot frostbite and athlete's foot are now open to be decided on their merits. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type 2, both secondary to PTSD, remain unresolved.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for high cholesterol in August 2018. Claims for bilateral foot frostbite and athlete's foot are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence related to their onset during service or as a result of another service-connected disability. The claims for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type 2, both secondary to PTSD, remain unresolved.
- Claimed conditions
- High Cholesterol, Bilateral Foot Frostbite, Bilateral Athlete's Foot, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22067108
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 10% rating for hypertension effective December 1, 2025 and denied a rating in excess of 10%. The reduction from 10% to noncompensable was not proper.
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