The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to a written statement expressing his wish to withdraw the issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals through a written statement submitted by his representative.
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided hemiparesis, right-side weakness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2016
- Citation
- 1631898
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for various neurological conditions as secondary to iron deficiency anemia, finding no current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a stroke with residuals of right-sided hemiparesis has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The eligibility for an automobile and adaptive equipment grant has also been dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to address his right-sided hemiparesis and residuals of a traumatic head injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence of in-service treatment or causation.
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