The Board has vacated its September 24, 1997 decision on its own motion due to a motion for revision of the decision based on clear and unmistakable error. As there is no final decision for the Board to review on the basis of CUE, the motion is dismissed without prejudice.
The deciding factor: The Board has vacated the September 24, 1997 decision due to a motion for revision of the decision based on clear and unmistakable error, leaving no final decision for the Board to review.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117429
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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