The Veteran has withdrawn all remaining issues associated with his appeal, including the issue of entitlement to a higher evaluation for service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated in May 2015 that he was satisfied and wished to withdraw all remaining issues associated with his appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cervical strain with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540786
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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