The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for restoring a 20% rating for left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the Board dismissed the case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran or his representative requested to withdraw the appeal from the denial of restoration of a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161220
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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