The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for various conditions, including skin, groin and hip issues, proteinuria, joint pain/fibromyalgia, hematuria, vitamin D deficiency, and gum condition with surgery. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a withdrawal of her appeals in writing, which was accepted by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- skin, left/right groin and hip, proteinuria, join pains/fibromyalgia, hematuria, vitamin D deficiency, gum condition with surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21069354
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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