The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as he withdrew his appeal from the denial of his application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for blood clots. The issue of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the reopening of his claim of entitlement to service connection for blood clots, leaving only the issue of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD as pending.
- Claimed conditions
- blood clots, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1025180
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the claim for service connection for blood clots to afford the Veteran a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, as he has a history of lower extremity blood clots and participated in toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for disabilities related to a positive cardiolipin microflocculation lab result in service due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and blood clots, finding no evidence of in-service incurrences or a causal relationship to the Veteran's service. The claims for bilateral glaucoma and Achilles tendon injuries were remanded for further development.
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