The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for bilateral shoulder arthritis and high cholesterol as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran, through his authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal before the Board could make a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder arthritis, high cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188003
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral shoulder arthritis due to an inadequate VA examination and potential outstanding private records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis (bilateral toenail fungus) and remanded the claims for GERD, chest pain, and an acquired eye disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hepatic steatosis and fibrosis and service connection for high cholesterol, as there was no evidence of symptoms or disability under VA law.
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