The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the Board is dismissing this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all of his appeals with VA, including the one regarding the rating for residuals of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1712438
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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- Denied
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