The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid reflux) before the Board could make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid reflux)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196870
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection and individual unemployability. The Veteran's lumbar spine condition and gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid reflux) are being reviewed, with a focus on determining their relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for accrued benefits and non-service connected death pension due to issues being inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of chronicity or aggravation during service, and the preexisting hypertension was not aggravated by service.
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