The Veteran's appeal for service connection for median nerve neuropathy has been dismissed due to the appellant requesting withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to its decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- median nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106538
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for median nerve neuropathy, also referred to as peripheral neuropathy, due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ulnar and median nerve neuropathy in both upper extremities due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including VA treatment records and lay statements. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a medical professional regarding whether the Veteran's condition is related to his military service, particularly herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an issue of entitlement to service connection for diabetes, which is inextricably intertwined with the claim for median nerve/peripheral neuropathy. The decision will be reconsidered after the diabetes issue is resolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for median nerve neuropathy and lung condition due to insufficient evidence in the record.
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