The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bowel disorder, bladder disorder, left hand weakness, right hand weakness, and loss of use of the left lower extremity have been dismissed. The appeal for increased rating for low back disability has been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for these conditions prior to a decision being issued by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Disorder, Bowel Disorder, Left Hand Weakness, Loss of Use of the Left Lower Extremity, Right Hand Weakness, Right Lower Extremity Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194298
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for acne, a bladder disorder, and a headache disorder as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, bladder disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder due to a lack of VA examiner opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and service. The Veteran served in Iraq during his active duty.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of TBI was denied, but she received a separate 30% rating for lightheadedness and unsteadiness associated with her TBI. Service connection for a bladder disorder secondary to TBI was denied, and the Veteran's migraines were rated at 30%. The effective date is not specified.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and clarification of medical opinions regarding service connection for multiple sclerosis, right hip disability, left hip disability, and bladder disorder.
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