The Veteran's appeals for initial disability ratings and the service connection effective dates for erectile dysfunction, right ear hearing loss, prostate cancer, diabetes, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease have been dismissed due to withdrawal of these appeals.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for prostate cancer, diabetes, and bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied as there is no evidence in the record indicating that he filed an informal claim prior to the respective effective dates.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for initial disability ratings and service connection effective dates for erectile dysfunction and right ear hearing loss during the February 2024 Board hearing.,There is no evidence in the record indicating that the Veteran filed an informal claim prior to the respective effective dates for prostate cancer, diabetes, and bilateral lower extremity and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24037020
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer has been granted. The prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at RTAFB Takhli. Bone cancer is secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. Lymph node cancer is also considered secondary to prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
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