The Veteran withdrew all of his claims, including those related to service connection for various disabilities and initial ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left hip disability, right hip disability, left foot disability, genitourinary disability (claimed as blood in the urine), PTSD and panic disorder without agoraphobia, thoracic spine degenerative disc disease, C7-8 cervical radiculopathy/cervical spine degenerative disc disease, right knee strain, left knee meniscus degeneration, tender cyst of the abdomen, dermatitis of the body and face, heartburn/GERD, right wrist strain, right elbow scar, left eye cataracts with floaters, hypertension, right foot plantar fasciitis, cysts secondary to angiolipomas, left lower back scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20035500
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
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