The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for primary lateral sclerosis, leaving only the new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of service connection for primary lateral sclerosis in April 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- primary lateral sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- A19000770
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
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- Granted
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