The Veteran withdrew her appeals for higher initial ratings in multiple service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- DDD of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the left hip, raticulopathy of the right lower extremity to include peripheral neuritis, raticulopathy of the left lower extremity, pelvic inflammatory disease with uterine and ovarian fibroids, cysts, and adhesions, surgical scaring of the suprapubic area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145883
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected hematuria, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Board also remanded several claims for service connection.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for tinnitus and cysts, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these claims.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and remanded issues related to a left hip condition, colon cancer status post colon resection, and right foot and right hip conditions.
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