The veteran withdrew his appeals for entitlement to separate evaluations for renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic neuropathy, secondary to diabetes mellitus, as well as for an increased rating for PTSD. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of both appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0403033
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 denied an effective date prior to April 11, 2013, for the award of service connection for diabetic retinopathy and grade 2+ anterior vacuoles due to a lack of evidence indicating an intent to apply for benefits or communication related to these conditions before that date.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for renal disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, a heart disability, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, a colon disability, major depressive disorder, and diabetes mellitus, type 2. The claims for PTSD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and hypertension were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
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