The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the claim for a dental condition before the Board could make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal through his authorized representative.
- Claimed conditions
- teeth condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1315129
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 granted service connection for a tooth condition as secondary to GERD, finding that the Veteran's teeth condition is due to his service-connected GERD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for a teeth condition and right ear hearing loss. The remaining issues are also being remanded due to additional evidence submitted since the initial decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and teeth condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.,The evidence does not meet the criteria for a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or teeth condition under VA regulations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for a teeth condition.
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