The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the appeal in November 2013 and again in September 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1543105
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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