The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection of athletes foot, costochondritis, gastrointestinal (claimed as gastroenteritis and gastritis), left leg scars, bilateral knee, thoracolumbar spine, and right wrist disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative.
- Claimed conditions
- athletes foot, costochondritis, gastrointestinal (claimed as gastroenteritis and gastritis), left leg scars, bilateral knee, thoracolumbar spine, right wrist disorders
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19194934
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has costochondritis or muscle pain in the chest that is related to his service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not render him unable to obtain or maintain a gainful occupation.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for costochondritis, bronchial asthma, loss of teeth, and Raynaud's disease due to a procedural defect in the Notice of Disagreement.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for back and bilateral knee conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran.
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