The appeals for service connection for the listed disabilities are dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for the specified disabilities by notifying VA of his withdrawal prior to a decision being made.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, respiratory disability to include COPD, right foot disability to include pes planus and hallux valgus, left foot disability to include pes planus and hallux valgus, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, sinus disability to include sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23025719
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
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