The appeal for service connection for breast cancer was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the claim is dismissed. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition has been remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The claim for breast cancer was withdrawn by the Veteran, thus there are no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration. A VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- breast cancer, acquired psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062676
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for breast cancer, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
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