The appellant has withdrawn her appeal seeking benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1815 for a child born with birth defects, and the Board finds that it does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeal in writing prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- birth defects
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1441272
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 for a child born with birth defects and remanded the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida.
- Partly granted
The Board denied benefits for a child born with birth defects and spina bifida, but granted service connection for spina bifida occulta.
- Denied
The Board denied benefits for birth defects and spina bifida under Chapter 18 due to the lack of evidence showing that either parent served in a designated area or had exposure to herbicides during their service.
- Partly granted
The Board readjudicated the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for spina bifida based on new and relevant evidence, while denying the claim for birth defects.
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