The Veteran's appeal for service connection for scleroderma, including as due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, was dismissed because he withdrew his appeal before the decision was made. An issue of a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for scleroderma, including as due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, during his Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- scleroderma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103064
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for special monthly compensation, scleroderma service connection, Raynaud's disease service connection, bilateral hearing loss rating, and PTSD rating are not currently before the Board.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for various conditions has been dismissed due to their death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of lipomas, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
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