The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues listed on the front page of this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran indicated in a written statement that he was satisfied with a recent rating decision and wished to withdraw his appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressive features, alopecia with seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, gastroenteritis, lichen planus, vasomotor rhinitis, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and bronchitis, postoperative mandible torus reduction, neurologic signs and symptoms, night sweats, and erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0313216
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for gastritis, gastroenteritis, and GERD to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, left and right ear hearing loss, and gastroenteritis, but granted service connection for migraine headaches. The claims for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and 20 percent for fibromyalgia were also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include gastroenteritis, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
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