The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding his claims of residuals of a left elbow cyst excision, bilateral shin splints, and a traumatic brain injury. The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of residuals of a left elbow cyst excision, bilateral shin splints, and a traumatic brain injury at the October 2018 Board hearing. The medical evidence of record indicated that diabetes mellitus was diagnosed and treated in service during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left elbow cyst excision, bilateral shin splints, traumatic brain injury, diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125919
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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