The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left and right peripheral neuropathy due to his withdrawal of the appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- left peripheral neuropathy, right peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20048799
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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