The Veteran withdrew her appeals regarding service connection for paralysis with deep vascular thrombosis as secondary to traumatic organic brain syndrome, service connection for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), special monthly compensation based on loss of use, automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals through written statements submitted to the Board prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis with deep vascular thrombosis, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107649
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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