The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right hand, left hand, right foot, and left foot due to diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed a desire to withdraw his appeal at the February 2012 hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand peripheral neuropathy, left hand peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left foot peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1412767
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the current VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot condition and peripheral neuropathy is granted. The new evidence, including a VA medical examination in 2020, supports the finding that his current conditions are related to his active-duty service.
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