The appeal for service connection for gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) was withdrawn by the Veteran through her authorized representative.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to a withdrawal request from the appellant or her authorized representative prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070630
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for GERD and various increased rating claims while granting a 30% disability evaluation for IBS with constipation, an effective date of November 12, 2021, for the award of a 20% rating for right shoulder instability, and a 10% rating for painful motion of the right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected GERD, but not higher.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis with GERD, effective February 17, 2015.
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