The Veteran requested a withdrawal of all issues on appeal due to the increase in her post-concussive syndrome rating to 100 percent effective October 9, 2012. As such, the Board dismissed the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew her appeals through her authorized representative in November 2013, indicating she no longer wished to pursue any of the issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain with L4-5 lumbar disc protrusion and degenerative disc disease, chronic cervical strain with muscle spasms and multilevel degenerative disc disease with disc bulging at C5-6, minimal degenerative changes of the thoracic spine, post-concussive syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401299
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.
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