The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for a vision condition, ED, and mental health condition.
The deciding factor: The issues were dismissed due to an erroneous docketing of concurrent elections under the Evidence Submission docket and the HLR lane, which is prohibited by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- vision condition, erectile dysfunction (ED), mental health condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25044103
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, hypertension with residuals including stroke, DM II, bilateral amputation of all toes, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the claim for ED as it is inextricably intertwined with the DM II claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 14, 2021 for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for segmental and somatic dysfunction of lumbar and thoracic region due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The claims for stage 4 rectal cancer, bladder condition secondary to rectal cancer, and mental health condition secondary to rectal cancer are remanded.
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