The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for recurrence of NHL is dismissed as the condition was already service-connected. The claim for dizziness, weakness and imbalance due to overmedication for CAD is denied. The claim for chronic neck pain due to misdiagnosis is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's side effects from overmedication were resolved prior to his appeal, thus not meeting the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- NHL, dizziness, weakness and imbalance due to overmedication for CAD, chronic neck pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18144115
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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