All claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.,The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to any of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals, and there was insufficient evidence to support the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, left ankle disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, degenerative joint disease of the left arm, degenerative joint disease of the right arm, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hands, left knee disability, degenerative joint disease of the left leg, degenerative joint disease of the right leg, left foot disability, sinus disability, COPD, sleep apnea, ischemic heart disease, acid reflux, hernia, left side, status postoperative, skin rash on forehead, diabetes mellitus, type II, fibromyalgia of the lower extremities, adjustment problems, including memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18156164
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
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