The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses related to her treatment at Vanamburg Surgery Care on October 16, 2012 has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew her request for a hearing and her appeal. The Board found that she was reimbursed for the expenses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal due to reimbursement of the medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple rib fractures, hemopneumothorax, liver laceration, cervical spine fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22046724
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
The Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) claim is granted due to the combined disability rating of his service-connected conditions meeting the schedular requirements.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 30 percent, and he is granted service connection for headaches as an objective neurologic abnormality associated with his cervical spine disability. The issue of TDIU is referred to the AOJ.
- Dismissed
Your claims for service connection for cervical spine fracture and fractured ribs have been granted by the RO, so these issues are dismissed.
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