The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for a kidney disorder, to include TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's attorney representative withdrew the appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130676
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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