The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for acid reflux disease, to include as secondary to a service-connected low back syndrome with degenerative changes. The remaining issues will be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for acid reflux disease, to include as secondary to service-connected low back syndrome with degenerative changes.
- Claimed conditions
- acid reflux disease, low back syndrome with degenerative changes, depression with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1237066
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, but denied her claims for acid reflux disease and urinary incontinence. The decision also remanded her bilateral shoulder disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for depression with insomnia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition is due to a fall during active service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 12, 2022, for the grant of service connection for depression with insomnia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's GERD is claimed as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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