The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for a withdrawal of the November 2016 substantive appeal. The issues regarding higher ratings for diabetes mellitus type 2 and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, service connection for Parkinson's disease, and service connection for chloracne are pending at the RO level.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his November 2016 substantive appeal in May 2018, leaving no issues for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, residuals of pilonidal cyst removal
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19116464
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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