The appeals concerning dizziness, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral orbital pseudotumor as secondary to the service-connected disability of migraine and mixed headache disorder, restless leg syndrome, left hip condition, right hip condition, and right shoulder condition have been dismissed.,Obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative requested withdrawal of appeals concerning several issues, including dizziness, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral orbital pseudotumor as secondary to the service-connected disability of migraine and mixed headache disorder, restless leg syndrome, left hip condition, right hip condition, and right shoulder condition.,Obstructive sleep apnea is related to active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastrointestinal Problems (including gastritis), Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine and Lumbosacral Strain, Xerosis of Hands with Skin Condition Variously Diagnosed as Tinea Versicolor and Allergic Dermatitis, Left Knee Instability, Right Knee Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22052690
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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