The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected hypoparathyroidism with hypothyroid (also claimed as thyroid cancer).
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006581
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 an initial compensable rating for thyroid cancer, status post thyroidectomy with residual hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, but granted an effective date of November 19, 2021, for the award of service connection.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism, hypertension, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for these conditions were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to secure additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for hypoparathyroidism was withdrawn, and the claim for service connection for congestive heart failure was remanded due to missing medical records.
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