The Veteran withdrew her appeals for initial evaluation claims related to degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, tendonitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the right hip, irritable bowel syndrome, and hypothyroidism.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals in a January 2009 written statement, indicating she no longer wished to pursue these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Tendonitis of the right wrist, Bursitis of the right hip, Irritable bowel syndrome, Hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909048
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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