The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher initial ratings for right shoulder strain status post arthroscopic repair and cephalgia prior to the Board's decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeals for these issues during a hearing before the Board, indicating he no longer wished to pursue them.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain status post arthroscopic repair, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, major depression, cephalgia, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1622701
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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