Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 16, 2009 was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his attorney.
The deciding factor: The Veteran and his representative requested to withdraw the appeal before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126838
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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