The Veteran's appeals for service connection and initial rating were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the prohibition against concurrent elections of different administrative review options under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome, thrombocytopenia (claimed as pancytopenia, anemia, and leukopenia) associated with TERA participation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053585
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia was granted with an effective date of August 14, 2023. The appeals for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for anemia, left and right foot conditions (swelling bilateral feet), prostate issues, tension headaches and head injury with short term memory loss and blurred vision, and vertigo were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them. The claims for readjudication of tension headaches and head injury with short term memory loss and blurred vision and vertigo will be considered based on new evidence submitted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteopenia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.
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