The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating for dizziness disorder and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran, through his authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143724
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck scar, dismissed the claim of entitlement to service connection for drug and alcohol abuse, and denied service connection for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dizziness disorder, fatigue disorder, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, degenerative arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and left foot disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and dizziness disorder are related to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have been granted service connection on a secondary basis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo and dizziness disorder as secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder. The Board also denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for dizziness disorder. Tinnitus was granted as a new condition.
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