The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed.,A new and material evidence claim for diabetes mellitus, type II, has also been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the majority of the issues on the record at a hearing. The TDIU appeal was also withdrawn. For service connection claims, the Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Chest Pain"}, {"condition_name":"Joint and Muscle Pain"}, {"condition_name":"Erectile Dysfunction"}, {"condition_name":"Migraine Headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Hemorrhoids"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability (to include Major Depression and PTSD)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166830
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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