The veteran has withdrawn all his appeals regarding the claims of special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of the right foot, left foot, need for aid and attendance, housebound status, and earlier effective dates for service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested withdrawal of all pending appeals in September 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot, left foot, right shoulder impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0834383
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant, through his authorized representative, requested to withdraw the appeal.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus it is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The claims seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left foot and bladder disabilities, as well as service connection for tinnitus, are dismissed due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim seeking service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is readjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the RO committed pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in failing to provide a VA examination for service connection claims and remands these issues.
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