The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of depression, bilateral shin splints, chronic neck pain, anemia, and a disability involving the trigger finger due to withdrawal by the appellant. The veteran's irritable bowel syndrome with symptoms of heartburn and dysphagia is rated as 10% disabling since the date of service connection. Her urinary tract infection is also rated as 10% disabling since the date of service connection. Her vertigo is rated as 10% disabling since the date of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew her appeals for depression, bilateral shin splints, chronic neck pain, anemia, and a disability involving the trigger finger before the Board could make a decision on these issues. The remaining claims were adjudicated under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, bilateral shin splints, chronic neck pain, anemia, trigger finger, residuals of left breast reduction and right mastopexy, TMJ syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0603975
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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