The Veteran's appeals for hair loss, chronic tonsillitis, a chronic throat disability, and a left foot disability have been dismissed. The appeal for service connection for narcolepsy has been granted.,Restoration of the 10% rating for undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic cough and post-nasal drip (previously characterized as sinusitis) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for hair loss, chronic tonsillitis, a chronic throat disability, and a left foot disability during the hearing. The appeal for service connection for narcolepsy has been granted due to lay evidence of continuity of symptoms since service.,Reduction in rating for sinusitis was improper as it did not consider other respiratory criteria. Evidence does not make sustained improvement reasonably certain.
- Claimed conditions
- Hair Loss (Alopecia), Chronic Tonsillitis, Chronic Throat Disability, Left Foot Disability, Narcolepsy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18160240
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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