The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew from appeal all issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including left eye disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral knee disability, etc.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral knee disability, left elbow disability, left hand disability, left neck disability, left shoulder disability, nodules on lungs, right foot disability (also claimed as plantar fasciitis), right hip disability, congestive heart failure, diabetes, sinusitis, left wrist disability, residuals of poliomyelitis right leg with atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21061292
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Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a neurological examination to determine if any diagnosed radiculopathy or other neurological disability affecting the lower extremities was caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of gallbladder removal and remanded the other claims due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and has ordered the case back to the AOJ for proper notice regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing.
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