The Board dismissed service connection for a thyroid condition and ovarian cancer, as these conditions were already granted in a previous rating decision. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 Regional Office's (RO) awards of service connection for the thyroid condition and ovarian cancer constitute full grants, so those issues are no longer before the Board. For the other conditions, a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error requires remand to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing and obtain necessary medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid condition, ovarian cancer, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), vision condition, to include blurry vision, blindness, and double vision, chronic sinusitis, cervical condition, back condition, stomach scars, right knee condition, left knee condition, left foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043502
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected PTSD during a Board hearing, and the appeal is therefore dismissed.
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