The Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for weight gain, adjustment disorder, OSA, lymphogranulomatosis, plantar fasciitis, and cervical spine disability were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for voiding dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ remain unchanged.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for weight gain, adjustment disorder, OSA, lymphogranulomatosis, plantar fasciitis, or cervical spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- weight gain, adjustment disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), lymphogranulomatosis, plantar fasciitis, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23053738
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