The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal in writing prior to the Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, hyperlipidemia, heart disorder including ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132505
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, degenerative arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension was dismissed due to non-compliance with claims processing rules.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error, as there was no adjudicative determination from which the Veteran could file a notice of disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and granted a 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claims for increased ratings for left upper extremity PN, right lower extremity PN, and left lower extremity PN were denied, as was the claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia.
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