The Veteran has withdrawn all claims on appeal, including those related to joint pains, bilateral hearing loss disability, TBI residuals, psoriasis, and other conditions. The Board dismissed these appeals as the Veteran's attorney requested withdrawal of all issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's attorney withdrew all issues on appeal prior to the decision being promulgated.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pains, bilateral hearing loss disability, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine with mild disc space narrowing, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety, psoriasis, bilateral tinnitus, degenerative disease of the first toe of the left foot, left eye residuals of a retinal tear with history of keratoconjunctivitis, left ankle sprain with mild degenerative arthritis and retrocalcaneal bursitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21030585
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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