The Veteran withdrew her appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for hepatic contusion and HPV prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of these claims in writing before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic contusion, human papillomavirus (HPV)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1316340
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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