The Board has dismissed the appeals for ratings greater than 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities as there are no errors of fact or law to address.
The deciding factor: There is no factual or legal issue remaining at issue due to a final Board decision and lack of communication from the Veteran regarding these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100027
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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