The Veteran's appeals regarding increased ratings for left carotid artery surgery, left upper extremity weakness and numbness, and bilateral lower extremity numbness have been withdrawn. The issues are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the specified conditions through a phone call and subsequent written statement expressing satisfaction with the last rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left carotid artery surgery, status post craniotomy, left upper extremity weakness and numbness, bilateral lower extremity numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1646855
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need to verify his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of bilateral lower extremity pain and numbness before the Board could make a decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lower extremity numbness and neuropathy, as well as an increased rating for varicocele with erectile dysfunction. The claims for service connection and increased ratings are also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an examination that complies with prior instructions, specifically regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their potential impact on her bilateral lower extremity pain and numbness.
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