The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder disabilities, neck disability (claimed as thoracic outlet syndrome), asthma, dystonic jerks/tremors, Horner's syndrome, phrenic nerve palsy, vasospasms, recurrent neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome/complex regional pain syndrome/recurrent pectoris minor syndrome, muscle tension dysphagia, and occipital migraines have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims for these conditions at a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, neck disability (claimed as thoracic outlet syndrome), asthma, dystonic jerks/tremors, Horner's syndrome, phrenic nerve palsy, vasospasms, recurrent left neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome/complex regional pain syndrome/recurrent left pectoris minor syndrome, recurrent right neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome/complex regional pain syndrome/recurrent right pectoris minor syndrome, muscle tension dysphagia, occipital migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001577
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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