The Veteran's appeals for service connection and TDIU have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn them.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal through written notification to the VA Regional Office.
- Claimed conditions
- blood clots of the legs and lungs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103115
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Veteran's appeal for service connection for blood clots of the legs and lungs, which is secondary to his service-connected low back strain with degenerative joint disease, has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete compliance with previous directives and unclear nature of his service-connected low back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development and a VA examination to reconcile conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's current low back disability and any relationship between that disability and his service-connected condition.
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