The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, a growth on his chest, and residuals of a lipoma on the head have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for right ankle strain, left knee strain, and residuals of a left elbow fracture have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for PTSD with ADHD during the period from September 30, 2015 to June 26, 2017 has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and lumbar strain have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for the aforementioned conditions at his February 4th, 2020 hearing. The Board does not have jurisdiction over these withdrawn matters.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, growth on his chest, residuals of a lipoma on the head, right ankle strain, left knee strain, residuals of a left elbow fracture, PTSD with ADHD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20024998
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. However, it was determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus for VA purposes, thus denying both claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.,Service connection is denied for tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
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