The veteran's appeal for increased evaluations of his service-connected conditions and a total rating based on individual unemployability has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his substantive appeal, effectively ending the appeal process.
- Claimed conditions
- organic brain syndrome, bilateral homonymous hemianopsia, left upper extremity hemiparesis, left lower extremity hemiparesis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031129
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected organic brain syndrome and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease require care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from the hazards of his daily environment, resulting in an award of SMC based on need for aid and attendance. However, he does not meet the criteria for SMC based on housebound status.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 30, 2010 for the grants of service connection for left upper and lower extremity hemiparesis due to lack of appeal in earlier decisions.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for organic brain syndrome was granted, and her initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability and that his organic brain syndrome was not aggravated by military service.
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