The Veteran's appeal regarding an increased rating for prostate cancer with residual voiding dysfunction, including whether a reduction in rating from 40 percent to 20 percent was proper, has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an 'APPEALS SATISFACTION NOTICE' indicating satisfaction with the grant of a Total Disability Rating Independent of Compensation (TDIU) claim and withdrawal from all remaining issues including the increased rating for prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer with residual voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140886
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to a separate rating of 10 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity from August 27, 2019 is granted. However, his request for a higher rating for prostate cancer remains denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's prostate cancer disability is being remanded for further evaluation and additional medical records to be obtained.
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