The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for brain disorder and seizures as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for brain disorder and seizures before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- brain disorder, seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065868
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for seizures, to include epilepsy, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of such a disorder related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid cancer status post thyroidectomy, cerebral meningioma, schwannoma tumor and residuals of gamma knife procedure, and seizures due to a need for additional development under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act).
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