The appeal was dismissed as the claims for service connection and TDIU were fully granted, making further review unnecessary.
The deciding factor: The benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full, rendering the issues moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), Deviated septum, Breathing problems due to asbestos exposure, addressed as emphysema, Allergic rhinitis, Right shoulder impingement syndrome and degenerative joint disease, Undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI), to include as manifested by weight changes, idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, spondylitis, autoimmune disease, and chronic fatigue, Periodic numbness of the lip and jaw, to include as secondary to genioglossal advancement surgery used to treat the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001612
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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