The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran explicitly and unambiguously withdrew his appeal in written correspondence dated February 27, 2025.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, low back pain, thoracic spine pain, plantar fasciitis, obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder, cervical spine degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome, acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction with stable angina and arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) with valvular heart disease, status post ganglion cyst removal, scar left wrist, hypertension, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), scar left foot bunionectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028693
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether plantar fasciitis was aggravated by active duty training.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
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