The Board has dismissed the appeals of the veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, pleurisy, and stomach disorder as well as his claim for an increased rating for anxiety disorder due to his withdrawal of these appeals in a statement received at a February 2000 hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal of all issues related to service connection and increased ratings by submitting a written withdrawal in February 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the right ear, Pleurisy, Stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0009538
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 found that a remand is necessary due to the Veteran's assertion of worsening hearing loss. The case will be returned for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining any outstanding medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss of the right ear, which may still be related to service despite no hearing loss at separation.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the SI joint is remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for congestive heart failure (CHF) and remanded the claims for hypertension, pleurisy, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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