The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for pulmonary embolism, diverticulitis bowl perforation, and hemicolectomy bowel repair. The claim for service connection for polycythemia vera was remanded due to a lack of VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the other conditions before the Board could make a decision on them.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary embolism, diverticulitis bowl perforation, hemicolectomy bowel repair, polycythemia vera
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196684
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for polycythemia vera, finding a nexus to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reinstatement of a 30% rating for cystic kidney disease, denied service connection for supraventricular tachycardia and old myocardial infarction, and denied initial ratings in excess of 10% for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional development, including verifying the Veteran's claimed exposure to ionizing radiation and providing a new medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further development.
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