The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of right eye and left eye disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a signed statement withdrawing the claims in full.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disorder, left eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23068058
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, organic brain injury (to include dementia), a right eye disorder, a right leg disorder, and sinusitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his service treatment records and Social Security Administration records.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including depression, OSA, IBS, foot disorders, joint pain, muscle pain, asthma, headaches, eye disorders, ear disorder, sinus disorder, heart disorder, angina, and GERD. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's left eye disorder is related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a right eye disorder, and left eye trauma with loss of vision due to missing service treatment records and the need for additional evidence.
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