The Veteran's appeal for service connection for myopic astigmatism has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- myopic astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1121003
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the January 2013 denial of service connection for myopic astigmatism with senile cataracts, bilateral eyes was dismissed due to non-compliance with claims processing rules.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's service during a qualifying period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA, and for a VA medical opinion on whether any diagnosed left eye disability was incurred during such periods.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's myopic astigmatism is a defect or disease, and if it is a disease, whether it was aggravated during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder disorder, myopic astigmatism, an eye disability to include an eye infection, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.
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