The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for anorexia because it was granted by a prior rating decision effective June 12, 2012.
The deciding factor: The issue has been rendered moot as the Veteran's claim for service connection for anorexia was previously resolved in favor of the Veteran with a grant of service connection effective June 12, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- anorexia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18127561
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anorexia and a disability manifested by insomnia, finding that there is no evidence of these conditions during or after his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, anorexia, herpes, migraines, and erectile dysfunction.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions listed.
- Partly granted
Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung is granted.,Secondary service connection for anorexia secondary to COPD or SCC of the left lung is denied. The Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination related to this issue results in denial.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claims at this time.
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