The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board issuing a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity impairment, Injury to Muscle Group XXI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0724373
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected Parkinsonism, as it meets the criteria for such benefits.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of various disabilities, including Parkinson's disease and related conditions, as the earliest possible effective date was March 14, 2017, due to a new law that allowed presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s disease and secondary disabilities is granted with an effective date of July 7, 2009. The Board also finds the Veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of July 7, 2009 for SMC based on housebound criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional evidentiary development, including providing an examination to determine whether right upper extremity impairment is equivalent to 'loss of use' and addressing entitlement to a higher rate of SMC. The claims are being remanded again due to deficiencies in the October 2018 VA examination report.
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