The Veteran's appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is dismissed. The appeals for COPD, lumbosacral strain, non-allergic rhinitis, left wrist sprain, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve are denied. Service connection requests for CFS, chronic sinusitis, and sleep apnea are also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder is dismissed as it has been subsumed under an acquired psychiatric disorder issue in a previous Board decision. The appeals for COPD, lumbosacral strain, non-allergic rhinitis, left wrist sprain, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve are denied based on the evidence not meeting the criteria for a compensable initial rating or higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lumbosacral Strain, Non-Allergic Rhinitis, Left Wrist Sprain, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy of the Sciatic Nerve, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Sinusitis, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009688
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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