The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his claims.,The Veteran's appeal for a left ear surgical scar was remanded due to unclear evidence regarding the existence and nature of any scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals by requesting to drop the issues related to snoring, chest pains, and left arm numbness. The VA examiner could not determine if the Veteran had a visible scar from surgery in his left ear due to lack of clarity in the medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- snoring, chest pains, left arm numbness to include as due to service-connected cervical spine disability, left ear surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22041323
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for snoring was dismissed because the VA Form 10182, Notice of Disagreement, was not filed within the required time frame.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and chest pains, and denied increased ratings for various conditions including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cluster headaches with dizziness, scar, painful scar, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, eczematoid dermatitis, and GERD with irritable bowel syndrome. The Board granted a restoration of the 30 percent rating for GERD with IBS and granted TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a disability manifested by chest pains, and increased ratings for PTSD with associated depression, anxiety, and insomnia, lumbosacral strain, and migraines headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for celiac disease, rectal bleeding, erectile deformity (other than erectile dysfunction), high blood pressure, and chest pain to the VA Regional Office for issuance of a Statement of the Case.
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