The appeals for service connection for various conditions have been withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative.
The deciding factor: The withdrawal was made prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal, as per 38 U.S.C. § 7105 and 38 C.F.R. § 19.55.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral vascular disease with carotid artery occlusion, dysphagia, cervical spondylosis with myelopathy, orthostatic hypotension, cancer of the tongue and right tonsil, also claimed as oral cavity neoplasm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061987
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for dysphagia and remanded the claims for residuals from a colon tumor, gallbladder removal, papillary urethral carcinoma, and heart disability due to potential exposure to herbicide agents and ionizing radiation.
- Granted
The Veteran's dysphagia, diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene, and GERD were granted a 30 percent rating from June 30, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for orthostatic hypotension as there were no current symptoms of the condition on examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.
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