The Veteran’s appeals for service connection for Grave's disease and thyroid removal have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal before a decision was made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Grave's disease, thyroid removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180201
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of thyroid removal, heart condition (including PVC), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to the Veteran's withdrawal prior to a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Grave's disease is granted as service connected. The Board finds the evidence of record is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's other conditions are related to his military service, specifically TERA exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's November 28, 2017 substantive appeal was timely filed in response to the September 6, 2017 statements of the case. As a result, this appeal is granted.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
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