The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran’s representative withdrawing all issues except for those related to coronary artery disease, TDIU, and acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew all other issues from appeal, leaving only those related to his service-connected disabilities and secondary service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Cervical radiculopathy, Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Muscle injury of the right shoulder (secondary to service-connected right distal clavicle resection with osteoarthritis and tendinopathy), Neurological manifestations of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Right distal clavicle resection with osteoarthritis and tendinopathy, Scar of the right medial cheek, residuals of cutaneous carcinoma, Thrombophelbitis of the left calf, Urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19155461
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that there is no nexus between the current disability and active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied extraschedular ratings for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 3, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals of the initial ratings for his service-connected chronic cough and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to procedural errors in the evidentiary record.
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