The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a right hernia repair with residual scar, lumbar degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1227298
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar degenerative changes and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been rated, but the current ratings are denied as they do not reflect the severity of his conditions.
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