The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding disability compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for neck and back disabilities due to VA medical treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of all claims and appeals with the VA before the Board's decision was made.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disabilities, back disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150244
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for neck, shoulder, and back disabilities because new and material evidence was not submitted.
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