The Veteran requested a hearing but later withdrew her appeal. As such, the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her appeal in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye retinitis, ocular sarcoidosis, retinitis uveitis sarcoid
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1637106
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for sarcoidosis and ocular sarcoidosis to include as secondary to service-connected sarcoidosis are granted. The claim for a compensable rating for traumatic retinal tears status post laser repair is remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, ocular sarcoidosis, and left shoulder scar were reopened. Service connection was granted for the left shoulder scar but denied for prostate cancer and ocular sarcoidosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's left eye retinitis has been rated at 100 percent, and he is granted SMC under 38 U.S.C.S. § 1114(m) due to his right eye disorder with no light perception.
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