The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right 4th rib disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim during a Board hearing.,Service connection for a hearing loss disability is denied because there is no current evidence of VA compensable hearing loss and no medical opinion linking any current hearing deficit to military service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), has been remanded as the July 2017 VA examination did not consider his treatment at Clearlake Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for an acquired psychiatric diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for a right 4th rib disability during a Board hearing.,There is no current evidence of VA compensable hearing loss and no medical opinion linking any current hearing deficit to military service.,The July 2017 VA examination did not consider the Veteran's treatment at Clearlake Community-Based Outpatient Clinic for an acquired psychiatric diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right 4th rib disability, Hearing loss disability, Acquired psychiatric disability (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23011832
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headache, chronic respiratory disability, fungal infection of the feet, foot disabilities, muscle pain, tendonitis, bowel disability, and hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for heart, left knee scar, hearing loss, right finger, granuloma, and lipoma disabilities due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hearing loss disability due to insufficient evidence of a VA compensable hearing loss condition during the applicable claim period.
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