The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a written withdrawal request on February 14, 2017, and confirmed this wish during a hearing with his representative.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1742294
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 2, 2020, but no earlier, for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected conditions requiring regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted, effective from November 4, 2016. The TDIU was previously denied prior to this date due to the Board's failure to consider whether his service-connected disabilities could be combined and considered 'one disability' under VA regulations.
- Granted
The Veteran's SMC for regular aid and attendance is granted due to service-connected disabilities including peripheral neuropathy, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and lower extremity neuropathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.
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