The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no specific errors of fact or law to be addressed.
The deciding factor: The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes cavus status post fractures of the Talus dome with right foot gout, hearing loss, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine L4-S1, with circumferential disc bulge, L4-L5 with stenosis and osteophytes, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with swelling and instability status post arthroscopy with OCD repair, lateral ankle, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, left hand arthritis, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis, obstructive sleep apnea, scars, left lower extremity, right knee instability with patellar tendonitis, radiculopathy, right lower extremity (sciatic), scars, right lower extremity, radiculopathy, right lower extremity (femoral), right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right hand arthritis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069243
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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