The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetic retinopathy, right eye, with bilateral fluctuating vision and blurred vision, prior to September 14, 2012, and a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral diabetic retinopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction from September 14, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims in writing in November 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic retinopathy, right eye, bilateral diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21069845
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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