The Veteran's appeal for service connection for shortening of the left leg has been dismissed.,Herpes zoster was also dismissed from appeal, with a rating assigned but not higher than 10 percent.,Service connection for PTSD and memory loss were both denied. The Veteran’s psychiatric disorder including PTSD claim is pending as it involves an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI).,The appeal regarding service connection for memory loss was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for shortening of the left leg and herpes zoster prior to issuance of a decision.,PTSD and memory loss were not diagnosed or supported by evidence, thus denial of these claims.,Memory loss claim is pending as it involves an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.
- Claimed conditions
- shortening of the left leg, herpes zoster, psychiatric disorder including PTSD, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015355
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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