The Veteran's appeals for service connection for colon polyps and cervical polyps have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of right upper extremity tremor, left upper extremity tremor, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and right shoulder disability for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals for colon polyps and cervical polyps at her January 2022 Board hearing. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Colon polyps, Cervical polyps, Right upper extremity tremor, Left upper extremity tremor, Degenerative disc disease, thoracolumbar spine, Degenerative disc disease, cervical spine, Right shoulder disability, Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22033477
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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