The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the claim for service connection for neuropathy of the right shoulder. The case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed a desire to withdraw the appeal on the claim of service connection claim for neuropathy of the right shoulder in May 2014, prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right shoulder, left upper extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1509979
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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