The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an effective date prior to June 9, 2009, for the service-connected disabilities listed on the title page. The Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal by notifying VA that he wished to withdraw it before the decision was promulgated.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral diabetic retinopathy with bilateral glaucoma and pseudophakia, end stage renal disease (claimed as nephropathy), peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, right foot amputation, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, coronary artery disease, left foot amputation (first and third toes), diabetes mellitus with hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, mediastinotomy scar on the anterior side of trunk, scars from a left vascular graft, scar on the left groin from a venous harvest, scar from a right groin venous harvest, dermatitis of the bilateral legs, right foot ulcer, dermatophytosis of the fourth and fifth toes of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727005
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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