The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding increased ratings for mood disorder and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as the TDIU claim. The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all issues involved in the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143085
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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