The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity and erythema annulare centrifugum, as well as service connection for diabetes mellitus and refractive error with presbyopia have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew from consideration the issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity and erythema annulare centrifugum, and the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus and refractive error with presbyopia.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, erythema annulare centrifugum, diabetes mellitus, refractive error with presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1113120
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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