The appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed or are pending further development due to the failure to obtain necessary medical records. The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at its maximum allowable level.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence of a current disability that would warrant an increase in his rating for tinnitus, as he is already receiving the highest possible schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis with Metatarsalgia, Hallux Valgus, Right Foot, Hallux Valgus, Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26008469
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 the veteran's claims for increased compensation, service connection, and initial compensable disability ratings for various conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted an initial rating of 50 percent. The Veteran's hypertension is denied a higher than 10 percent rating. The Veteran's hallux valgus, left foot and right foot are both granted compensable ratings.
- Denied
The Veteran's TMJD, generalized anxiety disorder with depressive symptoms, lumbar degenerative disc disease with small focal central disc herniation, right wrist sprain, status post right thumb fracture, healed, peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve (left index finger and right thumb), patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, lateral collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle, lateral collateral ligament sprain of the right ankle, tinnitus, trochanteric pain syndrome including trochanteric bursitis (right hip), hallux valgus of the left foot, and hallux valgus of the right foot have all been granted effective dates prior to June 22, 2018.,The Veteran's recurrent urinary tract infection has not been granted an effective date prior to June 22, 2018.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his claimed conditions, or the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes were not met.
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