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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- 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).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of both ears as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA standards.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected pleurisy, finding that the symptoms produced moderate impairment of the thoracic muscle group.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) prior to June 12, 2024, and denied all other claims including service connection for various respiratory conditions.
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