The Veteran's appeal for service connection of low back and facial skin conditions is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the appeals for respiratory condition, psychiatric disorder, finger condition, and shin splints are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his claims for low back and facial skin conditions before a decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low back condition"}, {"condition_name":"Facial skin condition"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Respiratory condition"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Finger condition"}, {"condition_name":"Shin splints"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182371
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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