The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the claims of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for right ulnar syndrome, right epicondylitis/cubital tunnel syndrome. The Board does not have jurisdiction in these matters.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeals through a letter indicating she wished to withdraw the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar syndrome, right epicondylitis/cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1626090
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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