The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew all his appeals with the exception of a full grant of a 100 percent rating for cardiomyopathy. The other issues have not progressed further due to withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his representative explicitly withdrew all appeals, including those that were pending.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomyopathy, residuals of cold injury involving finger pads of all fingers and hands, headaches, tinnitus, rhabdomyolysis (radiculopathy of the right lower extremity), pseudofolliculitis barbae, recurrent lumbar pain with a history of strain, herniated disc L4-5, and degenerative joint disease with intermittent radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142399
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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