The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 60 percent for asthmatic bronchitis is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn his appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal, and only an appellant or their authorized representative may withdraw an appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- asthmatic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079024
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased disability rating for asthmatic bronchitis was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthmatic bronchitis, to include a separate rating for asthmatic bronchitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinea pedis, left wrist disability, asthmatic bronchitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted a 30 percent disability rating for his service-connected asthmatic bronchitis from August 24, 2014.
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