The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn. There is no longer any allegation of error concerning the claim for a compensable evaluation for constipation, including entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew his appeal prior to the issuance of a final decision.
- Claimed conditions
- constipation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1006046
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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