The Board has received notification from the appellant that they wish to withdraw their appeal, leading to its dismissal.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of their appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0420238
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 ordered a remand to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's current low back condition and his service, including whether it was aggravated by service. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current low back condition is related to his in-service leg length discrepancy.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his low back disability was granted, but he is still seeking an increased rating.
- Granted
The veteran has been granted service connection for a low back disability, including as secondary to his already service-connected right knee disability.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's recurrent low back pain with left lumbar radiculopathy warrants a disability rating of 40 percent, effective from the date of the decision.
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