The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals for the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for post-operative chronic left scrotal abscess, service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, and service connection for cocaine dependence, to include as secondary to a psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals on behalf of the Veteran in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative chronic left scrotal abscess, psychiatric disorder (other than major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder), cocaine dependence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1730877
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for bipolar affective disorder with cocaine dependence is remanded due to the failure to attend a VA examination.
- Denied
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- Granted
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