The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased evaluations, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's written statement satisfied the requirements to withdraw his appeal, leaving no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- right radial and ulnar radicular pain and paresthesia, left radial and ulnar radicular pain and paresthesia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mood disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), pain and dysfunction of the right shoulder, pain and dysfunction of the left hip, pain and dysfunction of the right ankle, left knee surgical scars, painful left knee surgical scars, left ankle sprain, left knee meniscal tear with arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25042054
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- 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).
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
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