The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing prior to the Board issuing a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- angle recession glaucoma, traumatic aphakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20011991
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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