The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 14, 2022, for service connection of heart disability and diabetes have been dismissed due to res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over these appeals.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for heart disability was also dismissed as res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over this appeal.,The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 14, 2022, for service connection of diabetes and prostate problem have been dismissed due to res judicata. The Board has no jurisdiction over these appeals.
The deciding factor: All previous decisions addressing the issues were final as they became final on their respective dates of issuance.,The July 2024 decision denied a higher initial rating for heart disability, and dismissal is due to res judicata.,The July 2024 decision also denied an earlier effective date for diabetes. The Veteran's claims were dismissed as res judicata.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), Prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005526
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease is rated at 100% effective October 25, 2024. His prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60% effective October 25, 2024.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance travel expenses incurred on June 17, 2025 due to an emergency heart attack. The ambulance service was provided by a volunteer organization and later intercepted by a higher-tier EMT company.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 10, 2020 and an SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ effective June 10, 2021. The Veteran's service-connected conditions have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since June 10, 2020.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 20 percent rating for prostatitis, effective September 25, 2020, as the reduction was improper due to an inadequate VA examination.
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