The Veteran's appeals for hemorrhoids, right atrial enlargement with 1st degree atrioventricular block, and insomnia were dismissed. The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent for bilateral hip disabilities (limitation of extension) effective October 16, 2018, and separate ratings of 30 percent for limitation of flexion, 20 percent for abduction, and 20 percent for marked limitation of the right ankle. The Veteran's appeals were dismissed as he withdrew them prior to the Board's decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for hemorrhoids, right atrial enlargement with 1st degree atrioventricular block, and insomnia prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, right atrial enlargement with 1st degree atrioventricular block, insomnia, left hip limitation of extension, right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of abduction, marked limitation of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164787
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her service-connected major depressive disorder.
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