The Board dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew their appeal in March 2019, and therefore there are no specific errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left foot, numbness of the right foot, numbness of the left hand, numbness of the right hand, a skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145639
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for disability manifested by numbness of the right foot and right fingertips, finding no competent evidence supporting a separate and distinct disability.
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