The Veteran's appeal regarding the issues of bilateral hearing loss, bilateral wrist disability, sleep apnea, and residuals of meningitis has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus clearly and unmistakably pre-existed active duty service and was not incurred or aggravated by such service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of bilateral hearing loss, bilateral wrist disability, sleep apnea, and residuals of meningitis during a Board hearing.,There is no evidence to suggest that the Veteran's pes planus worsened in service beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Left Ankle Disability, Hypertension, Loss of Vision, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder), Bilateral Wrist Disability, Tinnitus, Bilateral Flat Feet, Low Back Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Bilateral Knee Disability, Residuals of Meningitis, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1601687
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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