The Veteran withdrew his appeals for prostate cancer and leukemia. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, deep vein thrombosis (to include as secondary to a stress fracture to the right distal fibula), and an increased evaluation for a stress fracture of the right distal fibula are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for prostate cancer and leukemia in March 2013, leaving only the remaining issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, deep vein thrombosis (to include as secondary to a stress fracture to the right distal fibula), and an increased evaluation for a stress fracture of the right distal fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"prostate cancer"}, {"conditionName":"leukemia"}, {"conditionName":"bilateral hearing loss"}, {"conditionName":"deep vein thrombosis (to include as secondary to a stress fracture to the right distal fibula)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1406602
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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