The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased evaluations of his service-connected conditions, and the Board dismissed the issues.
The deciding factor: The veteran indicated in a January 2009 statement that he no longer wished to pursue an appeal on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual, low back injury, Headaches due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903836
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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's headaches due to undiagnosed illness are rated at 30 percent prior to February 23, 2009, and at 50 percent beginning February 23, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further development.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected headaches are rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as his headaches do not meet the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once per month.
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