The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 1151 for bilateral blindness.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative expressed the Veteran's desire to withdraw the appeal, which is sufficient to withdraw the issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral blindness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1226355
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral blindness, left leg amputation, and right leg amputation were dismissed as untimely. The issues are moot due to a full grant of benefits in another appeal stream.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral blindness, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral blindness, left leg amputation, and right leg amputation are granted as service-connected. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded.
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