The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for a skin disability, entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for right leg radiculopathy, entitlement to service connection for pain of the mouth/tooth, and entitlement to service connection for a right leg disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals through his authorized representative prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, right leg radiculopathy, pain of the mouth/tooth, right leg disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1805744
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded the claims for sinus disability, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, skin disability, back disability, bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities, and bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, and skin disability to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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