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
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 11, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Grave's disease and denied revisions to prior rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, as well as denying increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, while remanding the claims for coronary artery disease (CAD), prostate cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, cataracts, and thyroid removal due to a duty to assist error.
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