The Veteran has withdrawn all his claims on appeal, including those for higher ratings for various residuals of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of lower extremities, weakness of the right upper extremity, weakness of the left upper extremity, weakness of the tongue, weakness of facial muscles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1742168
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement.
- Granted
The Veteran's earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (m) is granted from March 15, 2011 to March 8, 2012. The Board also grants an earlier effective date prior to June 18, 2014, for entitlement to special monthly compensation (p)(m1/2).
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected autoimmune disorder to include rheumatoid arthritis has resulted in the need for aid and attendance of another, as evidenced by his inability to perform daily activities independently due to joint pain, swelling, and weakness. He requires assistance with bathing, grooming, and keeping himself clean and presentable.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in assigning an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left upper extremity weakness, left lower extremity weakness, and chronic kidney disease with hypertension. The Veteran's claims are remanded to obtain a new rating decision.,Additional examinations are needed to address the severity of the Veteran's sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU prior to November 16, 2021.
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