The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep condition, increased rating for left wrist disability, and increased rating for back disability have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals prior to the Board making a decision.,For allergic rhinitis, an initial compensable rating (10%) has been denied as there was no evidence of greater than 50% obstruction or nasal polyps. However, from March 8, 2017 onwards, a 30% rating for the presence of nasal polyps has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions prior to the Board making a decision.,For allergic rhinitis, there was no evidence of greater than 50% obstruction or nasal polyps before March 8, 2017. From that date onwards, the presence of nasal polyps warranted a 30% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep condition, Back disability, Left wrist disability, Deviated nasal septum, Allergic rhinitis (prior to March 8, 2017), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18116598
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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