The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran notified the Board of their withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve failure with repair, obstructive lung disease and chronic cough, sickle cell anemia, left knee pain, hearing loss of the right ear, diplopia, gastrointestinal malabsorption and malnutrition, fainting spells
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0332222
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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