The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a written withdrawal of all issues listed on the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, left hip strain, lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the spine, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, unspecified anxiety disorder, urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081223
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 remands the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for a right hip strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on evidence showing an onset during service and continuous symptoms since then.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from April 15, 2017, solely based on his unspecified anxiety disorder. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for urinary frequency due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding notification of unavailability of private treatment records.
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