The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of service connection for allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, respiratory and breathing issues, and upper respiratory infection (URI). The appeal is dismissed as a result.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative requested to withdraw the appeal due to submitting a supplemental claim.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, respiratory and breathing issues, upper respiratory infection (URI)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2023
- Citation
- A23037536
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied. The claim for a compensable rating for allergic and non-allergic rhinitis was remanded for further evaluation.
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