The Veteran withdrew all matters from appellate consideration, including the claim of entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of right eye injury with history of detached retina, decreased visual acuity with residual field defect.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed his desire to withdraw all matters from appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right eye injury with history of detached retina, decreased visual acuity with residual field defect
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1636849
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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