The Veteran's appeals for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lower back strain and for TDIU prior to February 14, 2018 have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20070716
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to failure to follow relevant claims processing rules.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the service connection for lower back and partial collapse of the right lung is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability of the lower back, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether his current back condition had its initial onset in service.
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