The Veteran's appeals for left eye inversion, hiatal hernia, and emmetropia with right exotropia were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for a sleep disorder was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s sleep disorder is etiologically related to his service-connected psychiatric disorders and medications.
- Claimed conditions
- Emmetropia with Right Exotropia, Hiatal Hernia, Left Eye Inversion, Right Ankle Disability, Scars, Sleep Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104638
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need additional medical opinions regarding the onset of the Veteran's sleep disability during service.
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