The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, dental disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an initial increased rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD has been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 6, 2023, for the grant of service connection for GERD has been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 12, 2022, for the increased 20 percent rating for a low back disability has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 12, 2022, for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy has been denied.
The deciding factor: All issues on appeal have already been adjudicated in a separate May 2025 Board decision with AMA docket number 240131-412800.,The effective date for the increased rating of GERD was granted as April 6, 2023, which is within one year after separation from active service.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for GERD has been dismissed because it would not be factually ascertainable prior to March 12, 2022.,The effective date for the increased rating of low back disability was granted as March 12, 2022, which is within one year after separation from active service.,The effective date for service connection of right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted as March 12, 2022, which is the same day as the effective date for low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, dental disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), low back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26000482
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic lower back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, neck pain, and GERD.
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