The Veteran's appeal for service connection for multiple myeloma was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The claim of service connection for a respiratory condition (including asthma, COPD and sleep apnea) is denied because new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim.,The claim of service connection for peripheral neuropathy is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine its etiology.,The claim of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine its etiology and consideration of herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for multiple myeloma before the Board could review it.,New and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for respiratory condition (including asthma, COPD and sleep apnea).,A VA examination is needed to determine if peripheral neuropathy is related to service or herbicide agent exposure.,A VA examination is needed to determine if hypertension is related to service or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, respiratory condition (including asthma, COPD and sleep apnea), peripheral neuropathy, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124948
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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