The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection and other related issues, resulting in their dismissal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the claims prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition with urinary frequency, bladder cysts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148374
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cysts and asthma should be remanded to allow the AOJ to provide proper notice of his right to a hearing before VA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for aortic atherosclerosis, kidney disorder (claimed as kidney cyst), and bladder cysts due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer are granted service connection based on herbicide exposure during service. Skin cancer and vitiligo are also granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The retina disability and bladder cysts remain in dispute and require further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's genitourinary disorder, diagnosed as urinary incontinence, is related to his service-connected PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran has a kidney disorder (claimed as kidney cysts) and bladder cysts that are secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
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