The Board dismissed all claims for service connection, including those for hypertension, bilateral pes planus, bilateral ankle disabilities, a nasal disability, a prostate disability, to include prostate cancer, PTSD, sleep apnea, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed conditions were related to service in any way.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, bilateral pes planus, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, tinnitus, prostate disability, PTSD, sleep apnea, nasal disability, claimed as allergic rhinitis and/or chronic sinusitis, ear disability, eye/vision disability, headaches, gastrointestinal disability, digestive disorder, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, vitamin deficiency disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071158
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
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