The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a miscarriage due to radiation therapy and an increased amount payable for special monthly compensation were withdrawn. The appeal regarding the effective date of a 10 percent rating for cervical cancer with urinary dysfunction residuals was dismissed as there is no evidence of a claim prior to February 25, 2005.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals on service connection and increased special monthly compensation, leaving only the appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the cervical cancer disability rating. There is no documented claim or communication from the Veteran prior to February 25, 2005, that could be construed as a request for this specific benefit.
- Claimed conditions
- miscarriage, cervical cancer with residuals of urinary dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1203621
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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