The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for lithium toxicity causing renal failure, a pension, and a special monthly pension (SMP) has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing, expressing his desire to withdraw the legacy appeal issues related to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for lithium toxicity causing renal failure and for the issues of special monthly compensation and non-service connected pension.
- Claimed conditions
- lithium toxicity causing renal failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21064119
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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