The Veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and eye hemorrhages during a July 2015 Board hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn by him during the July 2015 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes mellitus, lumbosacral strain with thoracolumbar degenerative joint disease, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, hallux valgus/bunion with degenerative joint disease of 1st metatarsal phalangeal joint of the left foot, eye hemorrhages as secondary to diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540749
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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