The Veteran's appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for right leg nerve damage is dismissed as there are no allegations of error in this determination. The claimant has withdrawn his appeal on this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a notice of disagreement or any additional evidence related to his service connection claim for right leg nerve damage, and subsequently withdrew his appeal by leaving a voicemail message stating he wanted to withdraw the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg nerve damage, arthritis in the neck, arthritis in the lower back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1827898
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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