The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal due to financial hardship and need to expedite processing of his TDIU award.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated he is withdrawing his appeal due to financial hardship and need to expedite the processing of his Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) award.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine, neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1301496
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, but has remanded the issues regarding a right foot disability (other than neuropathy) and a left foot disability (other than neuropathy).
- Denied
The Veteran's neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities is not service connected as it is not related to his active duty or a service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the cases for further development.
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