All claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding all listed conditions and issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- carotid stenosis/atherosclerosis, right foot pain (previously claimed as feet swelling), left foot pain (previously claimed as feet swelling), right elbow pain, left elbow pain, right wrist pain (arthralgia), left wrist pain (arthralgia), right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, right knee pain, left knee pain, right foot condition (arthritis), left foot condition (arthritis), right eye condition, myopia, left eye condition, myopia, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, colonoscopy, over enlarged bladder, anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132583
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for scarring, right orchiopexy and remanded the claim of asbestos exposure residuals. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a vitamin D deficiency and remanded claims for coronary artery disease, status post femoral bypass, chronic kidney disease, and anemia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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