The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for dyspepsia and anemia in January 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement withdrawing his appeal for the issues of service connection for dyspepsia (previously claimed as gastroesophageal reflux disease) and anemia with fatigue.
- Claimed conditions
- dyspepsia, anemia with fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126951
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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