The veteran has withdrawn his claims for higher ratings on several service-connected conditions and for additional disabilities. The issues have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals for the aforementioned issues in writing, thus dismissing them from consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic nephrolithiasis, chronic prostatitis, neck pain and residuals of a possible old avulsion fracture of C7, hiatal hernia with reflux, chronic sinusitis, right thigh pain (rated as meralgia paresthetica) with phlebitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0330308
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
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