The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for GERD, hepatitis, nausea, a stomach disability, strep throat, and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were dismissed due to higher-level review requests that had not been adjudicated prior to his appeal, and the evidence of record did not support service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, hepatitis, nausea, stomach disability, strep throat, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral athlete's foot, bilateral flatfoot, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine or neck disability, bilateral testicular and groin disability, chest pain, pulmonary disability, fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sleep apnea, dizziness, headaches, eating disorder, hair loss, high blood pressure, including hypertension, left lower extremity disability, shin splints, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25036031
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of his left foot, as there was no evidence showing that the service-connected conditions resulted in functional limitation equal to that of amputation of the left foot with prosthesis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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