The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as she withdrew her claims of entitlement to service connection for myopia, chronic chest pain, fluid in the central mediastinum, fatty liver, and abnormal cervical cells. The Board granted service connection for mild tricuspid valve regurgitation, sinus bradycardia, and arrhythmia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disorders were diagnosed during her military service and have continued since then.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia, chronic chest pain, fluid in the central mediastinum, fatty liver, abnormal cervical cells, mild tricuspid valve regurgitation, sinus bradycardia, arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18109055
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's heart condition is related to service, specifically his combat service in Afghanistan. The AOJ must obtain a new VA examination and provide an adequate medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the listed conditions in April 2024 and March 2025, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, GERD, Barrett's esophagus, and arrhythmia are remanded due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims seeking service connection for fatty liver, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Bell's Palsy, GERD, neurobehavioral issues, and throat/esophageal cancer have been dismissed due to procedural errors in filing a concurrent election of review options.
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