The Veteran withdrew the appeal related to 1151 benefits for various injuries and disabilities. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative formally withdrew all issues on appeal related to 1151 benefits, which was done with full understanding of its consequences.
- Claimed conditions
- epidural abscess, spinal stenosis sepsis, loss of bladder function, loss of bowel function, loss of use of left lower extremity, loss of use of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20000628
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for loss of bowel and bladder function but granted a 60% rating for right and left lower extremity sciatic peripheral neuropathy, and a 50% rating for right upper extremity polyneuropathy, effective from March 18, 2023.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for spinal cord injury, loss of use of bladder, and loss of use of bowel were granted. The claims for loss of use of left and right lower extremities were remanded.
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