The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for withdrawal of all pending claims before the Board.
The deciding factor: The Veteran expressed a desire to withdraw all pending appeals in October 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, hypertension, bilateral pes planus, left Achilles tendon percutaneous lengthening with residual scar and left ankle arthralgia with mild hind foot osteoarthritis, tendonitis, unspecified, right knee degenerative joint disease (arthritis), left knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease and suprapatellar effusion, migraine headaches, chronic psychiatric disability, claimed as depression and anxiety, bilateral eye disability, chronic disability of the lower back, chronic disability of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1646328
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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