The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0323321
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and an examination to assess his ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative residuals of prostate cancer prior to July 7, 2011 was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including arranging for a VA examination and obtaining all outstanding records. The claim will be adjudicated in light of any new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a statement of the case on his hypertension and hypothyroidism secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, as well as his postoperative residuals of prostate cancer and type II diabetes mellitus.
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