The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal in writing before the decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215251
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety and depression; obstructive sleep apnea; left upper extremity disability; and right upper extremity disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, and low back disabilities was dismissed due to failure to respond to requests for clarification regarding the preferred docket.
- Remanded (sent back)
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