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 remanded.,The appeal for service connection for right knee disability is remanded.
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 VA compensation due to lack of compensable disability.,There is insufficient evidence linking the left knee disability to service, necessitating further review.,There is insufficient evidence linking the right knee disability to service, necessitating further review.
- 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
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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