The Veteran's appeal for service connection for frontal sinusitis was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of service connection for frontal sinusitis before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- frontal sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105180
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted reinstatement of the 100 percent rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals and a separate 30 percent disability rating for vertigo, among other decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a lack of probative medical evidence addressing the Veteran's reported in-service head injury and other conditions, as well as incomplete development by the AOJ.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, effective November 13, 2006, due to his service-connected disabilities.
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