The veteran withdrew her appeals regarding the timeliness of the notice of disagreement to the March 1988 denial of service connection for hemorrhoids and for residuals of an injury to the back of the whole body; entitlement to service connection for an acute situational reaction, claimed as residuals of a rape; service connection for costochondritis, claimed as residuals of a sternum injury; and the evaluation of fibrocystic breast disease. The appeals are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew her appeals prior to any decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, residuals of an injury to the back of the whole body, an acute situational reaction (claimed as residuals of a rape), costochondritis (claimed as residuals of a sternum injury), malaria, fibrocystic breast disease, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118092
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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