The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for all service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), keratoconus and cataract of the left eye due to trauma, defective vision of refractive error (claimed as bilateral eye disorder), choracne due to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), back disorder (claimed as back pains), neck disorder (claimed as neck pains), multiple joint disorder (claimed as multiple joint pains), urinary tract disorder, residuals of a right shoulder injury, prostate disorder, residuals of a right hand injury, residuals of a left ankle injury, residuals of a left foot injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0710421
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a medical examination to clarify the current diagnosis of prostate disorder and determine if it is related to service, including exposure to herbicides during the Vietnam War Era.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted for the claim of entitlement to TDIU, which is being remanded. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is also being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for depression, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with alcohol use disorder, severe, and PTSD due to inadequate medical opinions provided by VA examiners.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and a higher rating for PTSD are both denied.
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