The Veteran withdrew their appeals for the claims of service connection for broken right foot, arthritis of right acromioclavicular joint, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including a mood disorder, anxiety, and depression).
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Broken right foot, Achilles tendon arthritis (right acromioclavicular joint), Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder, anxiety, and depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19164278
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
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