The veteran withdrew all issues pending on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal was in writing and included his name, claims file number, and a statement that he wishes to withdraw all issues pending on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataract, status-post right cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25003018
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted. Service connection for bladder cancer and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), both secondary to service-connected OSA, are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further development of evidence, including medical examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) prior to February 1, 2018, is granted. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also granted.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, neurological and cognitive deficiencies, collateral damage to the shoulder and hand due to syncopal episodes, right hand disability, left shoulder disability, right forearm disability, right eye disability, left knee disability, and cervical spine disability are being remanded.,Service connection is granted for hypertension and supraventricular tachycardia.
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