The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher initial disability ratings for coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a personal hearing but later withdrew it, indicating he no longer wished to pursue these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1553079
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to August 8, 2023, for service connection of coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, all of which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in both lower legs, due to a service-connected spine condition, is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or other in-service incurrence.
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