The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of prostate surgery before the Board could make a decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0123228
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer. The other issues related to the Veteran's disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for bladder cancer, residuals of prostate surgery, erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of prostate surgery, diabetes mellitus, a respiratory disease (COPD), and hypothyroidism as they were not related to the Veteran's service. The veteran was also found not entitled to a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they were not related to an in-service disease or injury.
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