The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of migraines, rhinitis, left leg calf muscle disability, increased rating for left shoulder disability, and earlier effective dates were dismissed. The Veteran was granted service connection for genital warts with penile pain, left ankle sprain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals on the issues of migraines, rhinitis, left leg calf muscle disability, increased rating for left shoulder disability, and earlier effective dates. The Board granted service connection for genital warts with penile pain, left ankle sprain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Genital Warts, Left Ankle Sprain, Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23066447
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for a right knee condition are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ must attempt to verify the claimed stressor events and provide a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD, sleep apnea, hypertension, right MCA stroke with left-sided hemiplegia and major neurocognitive impairment, headaches, left ankle sprain, cervical sprain, and lumbar disc disease are all granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tendinitis, and strain, status post arthroscopy with meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of flexion), and awarded an initial compensable rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tendinitis, and strain, status post arthroscopy with meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension).
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back and right knee disabilities, finding that these conditions caused his obesity, which in turn led to his current condition.
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