The veteran's appeal of the gallbladder disability claim was withdrawn prior to a decision. The TMJ issue is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew her appeal regarding gallbladder disability before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disability, temporomandibular joint dislocation (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0609001
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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