The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating increases have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of all pending claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all her pending compensation claims and hearing requests, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to review them.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome, uterus fibroids with abnormal menstrual bleeding, residuals of hysterectomy with surgical scars, hypothyroidism, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right shoulder impingement syndrome right, left elbow strain and tendonitis, right elbow strain and tendonitis, left knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis, right knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis and meniscus debridement with residual symptoms, right plantar fasciitis with pes cavus deformity, left plantar fasciitis with pes cavus deformity, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, recurrent tonsillitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18139509
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, endometriosis, thyroid condition, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claims are now considered on their merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis. The claims for back pain and right upper extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for hypothyroidism is denied, and the Board finds that service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral foot condition should be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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