The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal of all issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s authorized representative requested withdrawal of all appeal issues, and this request was received by the Board prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, gastrointestinal disability (claimed as gastroesophageal reflux), urinary and/or bladder problems (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II), bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (claimed as numbness of hands), numbness of bilateral feet (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II), major depression, infectious hepatitis with chronic constipation due to medications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20058612
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for sleep apnea and an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted on a secondary basis with obesity serving as an intermediate step due to service-connected low back disability, sciatica, and right shoulder disabilities.
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