The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lymphoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, sarcoidosis, and aplastic anemia was withdrawn.,Service connection for bronchogenic carcinoma, sarcoidosis, and aplastic anemia is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma or any other condition related to service. The Veteran's claims are dismissed as his appeal was withdrawn.,There is no evidence linking sarcoidosis, aplastic anemia, or bronchogenic carcinoma to service. The claim for these conditions is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, sarcoidosis, aplastic anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107447
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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