Your service connection claims for hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, seasonal allergies, left ear hearing loss, and non-specific joint pain have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for residuals of ovarian cancer, status post total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. You are also entitled to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her claims for hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, seasonal allergies, left ear hearing loss, and non-specific joint pain during the November 2017 Board hearing.,Service connection has been granted for residuals of ovarian cancer due to medical evidence linking the condition to service-connected conditions. The Veteran is also entitled to SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, seasonal allergies, left ear hearing loss, non-specific joint pain, residuals of ovarian cancer, to include status post total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, chronic sinusitis with headaches, right foot condition, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160319
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for onychomycosis was denied as the condition did not require treatment and covered less than 5% of his body. The Board also remanded issues regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a colon condition, including as caused by herbicide agent exposure or secondary to his service-connected disabilities, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection on any basis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for shin splints, right knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), stomach disability, and left ear hearing loss due to errors in providing notice of the right to a hearing.
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