Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for an earlier effective date for permanent and total disability status. As a result, the Board dismissed this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal through his representative in a letter received in January 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19148107
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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