The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed as the veteran withdrew her appeals. The claim for an effective date prior to June 6, 2000 for fibromyalgia is denied. Separate compensable evaluations for heel spurs are also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew all pending claims in January 2003 and did not file a claim for service connection for fibromyalgia prior to June 6, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- difficulties with bowel movement, dermatitis of the hands, lump on the left thigh, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, residuals of a cervical spine injury with bilateral shoulder pain, degenerative joint disease of the right foot, degenerative joint disease of the left foot, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0634771
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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