The appeal for service connection for colon cancer is dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for PTSD, but the claim for a low back disability remains denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Service connection for a dental condition is denied due to lack of compensable disability.,The appeal for service connection for left knee disability is dismissed.,The appeal for service connection for right knee disability is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the appeal for colon cancer during his October 2018 hearing, resulting in its dismissal.,New and material evidence was received but did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for PTSD. The low back disability claim remains denied as new and material evidence was not submitted within one year of the March 1992 rating decision.,The Veteran's dental condition does not meet the criteria for compensation under VA regulations, as it is not due to loss of substance of the body of maxilla or mandible resulting from trauma or disease.,There is no evidence of an in-service injury related to the left knee disability. The Veteran's statements were considered redundant and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Similarly, there is no evidence of an in-service injury related to the right knee disability. The Veteran's statements were considered redundant and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147902
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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