The Veteran's appeal of his claim for increased ratings for infectious hepatitis, schistosomiasis, and ancylostomiasis has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board issuing a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of infectious hepatitis (Hepatitis B), schistosomiasis, ancylostomiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1320970
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes multiple conditions, and the Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions. The issues on appeal have been remanded for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death, specifically related to his service-connected conditions and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of death and death pension with aid and attendance due to insufficient medical opinions, incomplete documentation of unreimbursed medical expenses, and unclear income eligibility.
- Denied
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