The Veteran's appeal for service connection of carotid stenosis has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant, through his authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- carotid stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027636
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 cause of death, including MI, CAD, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and carotid stenosis, is being remanded for further development to assess whether it was caused by or related to symptoms of chest pain during service or toxic exposures during service at Camp Lejeune.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for carotid stenosis and atrial fibrillation as the Veteran withdrew his claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, including carotid stenosis, subclavian arterial stenosis, cardiovascular disease and right bundle branch block (claimed as 'heart blocks'), to include as secondary to service connected hypertension.
- Dismissed
The claim for service connection for left hand surgery, trigger finger, and s/p dupuytren's contracture release is dismissed. The claims for service connection for carotid stenosis and ASPVD (claimed as clotted arteries) and eczema are remanded.
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