The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for an increased rating of Raynaud’s Syndrome, accepting the current disability rating and effective dates.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing multiple times, indicating acceptance of the current rating and effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud’s Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20027305
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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