The Veteran withdrew their appeals on all issues related to service connection for various conditions, including overall total body pain, bilateral knee condition, bilateral shoulder condition, back tumor, arm nerve damage, leg nerve damage, feet nerve damage, and low back condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew their appeal of the claims in writing before the Board's decision was promulgated.
- Claimed conditions
- overall total body pain, bilateral knee condition, bilateral shoulder condition, back tumor, bilateral arm nerve damage, bilateral leg nerve damage, bilateral feet nerve damage, low back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195014
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, but denied petitions to reopen claims for residuals of heat exhaustion, any dysfunction regulating body temperature, and a right ankle condition. The Board also remanded claims for bruxism and a bilateral shoulder condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the presumption of soundness has not been rebutted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its clinical onset during his active duty service.
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