The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- myofasciitis, radiculitis, sciatic nerve contusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1624578
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's back disability, including his contention that he fell off a truck during service and developed DDD. The case will be returned for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU prior to October 28, 2008. The Board has referred this case to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating.
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