Your appeal regarding the DRO review election for your polymyositis claim has been dismissed as there is no longer a pending adverse determination to address.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's polymyositis claim was already granted in full, resulting in a 100% disability rating effective February 13, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- polymyositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006324
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 polymyositis and GERD, both of which are related to the Veteran's service-connected esophageal cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for polymyositis as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and the symptoms were attributed to his already service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for polymyositis, sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, right and left ankle disabilities, as well as higher initial ratings for radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve, left femoral nerve, and degenerative changes in both knees.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for polymyositis and dermatomyositis due to exposure to anthrax vaccine, as it is unclear whether these conditions are related to military service. The VA examiner must provide an addendum opinion addressing the relationship between the Veteran's in-service anthrax vaccine exposure and his current diagnoses.
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