The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar and cervical spine conditions, as well as headaches, have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal prior to a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues related to his service-connected lumbar and cervical spine conditions, and headaches with occasional dizziness during his hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine at L5-S1, Degenerative changes of the cervical spine at C6-C7, Headaches with occasional dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1706289
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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