The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and service connection claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his Board appeal through correspondence requesting to withdraw his appeal before the decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome, left ear hearing loss, left knee arthritis with limitation of flexion, left knee arthritis involving limitation of extension, painful scar, status post left knee surgery with scars, anterolateral leg seroma/lymphocele with scarring status post incision, scar not associated with underlying soft tissue damage, status post left knee surgery with scars, anterolateral leg seroma/lymphocele with scarring status post incision, right heel tendinitis with plantar fasciitis, panic attacks, right ear hearing loss, right knee tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22023065
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for onychomycosis was denied as the condition did not require treatment and covered less than 5% of his body. The Board also remanded issues regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of right ear hearing loss, and the case is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for adhesions as secondary to irritable bowel syndrome, finding that there was no nexus between the claimed condition and service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for shin splints, right knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), stomach disability, and left ear hearing loss due to errors in providing notice of the right to a hearing.
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