The Veteran's appeal for service connection of various conditions has been dismissed.,Issues related to the Veteran's back, allergic rhinitis, and migraine headaches have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeals were dismissed due to lack of argument or evidence identifying specific error in determinations being appealed. The issues of service connection for thoracolumbar sprain (back), allergic rhinitis, and migraine headaches are remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"neck disorder","issue_name":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder disorder","issue_name":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"left shoulder disorder","issue_name":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","issue_name":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"sleep apnea","issue_name":"service connection"}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus","issue_name":"initial rating in excess of 10 percent"}, {"condition_name":"left ankle strain","issue_name":"initial rating in excess of 10 percent"}, {"condition_name":"right ankle tenosynovitis","issue_name":"initial rating in excess of 10 percent"}, {"condition_name":"urinary incontinence associated with neurogenic bladder and fistula of the bladder or urethra (previously rated as bacterial vaginosis claimed as bladder infection, urinary incontinence, and recurrent yeast infections)","issue_name":"rating in excess of 60 percent"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187007
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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