The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of her appeal prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease at L4 and L5-S1, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with traumatic arthritis, right elbow epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636025
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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