The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy in the left lower extremity due to the appellant's withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal prior to the decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147713
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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