The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and evaluation of various conditions due to the absence of an adequate substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: There were no allegations of specific errors of fact or law in the determinations being appealed, as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disability, skin disability, neurocognitive disorder (claimed as Parkinson’s disease due to traumatic brain injury), malunion of metatarsal bones, right foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145225
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, and skin disability to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded the claims for sinus disability, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, skin disability, back disability, bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities, and bilateral neurological disability of the lower extremities.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection claims and a higher rating claim.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
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