The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the receipt of a request for withdrawal prior to the Board issuing a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing, which is permitted before the Board issues a final decision.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, asthma, residuals of groin surgery, lump on the left side of head, blackouts, fainting, and seizures, bilateral leg fractures, arthritis of hips, knees, and hands, diabetes mellitus, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (previously claimed as numbness and tingling in the hands), peptic ulcer disease, headaches, eczema, traumatic brain injury, loss of bowel control, loss of bladder control, nosebleeds, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lumbar spine disability, gastritis with irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, right ankle tendinitis, left ankle tendinitis, residuals of intervertebral disc syndrome in the right lower extremity, residuals of intervertebral disc syndrome in the left lower extremity, tinea cruris, allergic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1744316
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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