The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of vision loss of the left eye and dizzy spells, also claimed as imbalance. The Board dismissed these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss of the left eye, dizzy spells
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193351
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for dizzy spells, as secondary to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, is granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all pending claims for service connection due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal of all VA claims.
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