The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for obsessive-compulsive personality trait and elevated cholesterol at a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeals regarding these issues during her hearing, thus no further action is required on their behalf.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive-compulsive personality trait, Elevated cholesterol, Heart condition, Lower body numbness and pain, Residuals of fractured right clavicle with simultaneous separation, Generalized anxiety disorder with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Post viral asthenia with history of Epstein-Barr Virus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609253
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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