The appellant withdrew his appeal for the claim of recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to factor V deficiency, previously considered as blood clots related to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Board dismissed this issue.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested and withdrew his appeal for the DVT claim.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), factor V deficiency
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19114218
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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