The veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues listed in the caption, and therefore these claims are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal of all issues listed in the caption.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular accident, residuals of a cerebrovascular accident involving right upper extremity weakness (including diabetic sensory type peripheral neuropathy), residuals of a cerebrovascular accident involving right lower extremity weakness (including diabetic sensory type peripheral neuropathy), diabetes mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0725485
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, and coronary artery disease are found to be causally linked to his ME/CFS. Service connection for ME/CFS is granted.
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