The Veteran's claims for right forearm liposarcoma and left groin disability were dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.,Claims for bilateral hand and foot tremors, anemia (pernicious anemia), respiratory disability (COPD, recurrent pneumonia, residuals of pneumonia), blood clot disability (pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis), and diverticular disease were denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for bilateral hand and foot tremors, anemia, respiratory disability, blood clot disability, and diverticular disease are not supported by competent medical evidence that they are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm liposarcoma, left groin disability, bilateral hand and foot tremors, anemia (pernicious anemia), respiratory disability (COPD, recurrent pneumonia, residuals of pneumonia), blood clot disability (pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis), diverticular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037437
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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