Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and rating issues have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all pending claims, including those related to service connection and ratings, during a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left elbow disability","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"eye disability","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"skin disability","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"traumatic brain injury (TBI)","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"scars of the left knee and right shoulder","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"neck injury residuals","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"sleep apnea","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder strain and rotator cuff tendonitis","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"instability of the left knee","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"left knee strain with meniscus repair surgery","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis","status":"remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142419
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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