The veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the appeal to determine whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal due to the successful resolution of other issues and the reopening of one claim on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- second degree spondylolisthesis, lumbar spine L5 on S1, with degenerative disc disease, patella-femoral pain syndrome, bilateral knees, degenerative joint disease, cervical spine, with left arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0831694
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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