The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right arm numbness, vision disorder, and digestive system disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested the withdrawal of these appeals prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm numbness associated with right cervical radiculitis with torticollis, vision disorder, digestive system disability, claimed as gastroesophageal reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903204
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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