The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for temporomandibular joint disease, a chronic disability manifested by staggering, light-headedness and dizzy spells, and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder. As such, the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals through a written statement submitted in May 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint disease, a chronic disability manifested by staggering, light-headedness and dizzy spells
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1426883
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including patellofemoral pain syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, Bell's palsy residuals, abdominal pain and diarrhea, right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, folliculitis, temporomandibular joint disease, hyposmia associated with Bell's palsy residuals, loss of taste associated with Bell's palsy residuals, and scar, right lower extremity, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period. As such, he is entitled to a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's TMJ disease and its relationship to service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which was previously denied in April 2018 and June 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The VA must obtain all outstanding VA treatment records, including those scanned into the imaging system.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for a dental disorder, including temporomandibular joint disease as secondary to service-connected residuals of a fractured mandible and loss of teeth is remanded due to lack of a VA examination.
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