The Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting that his case be dismissed due to the withdrawal of his hearing request and issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal and hearing request, which was granted by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg peripheral vascular disease, right leg peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease post myocardial infraction and triple coronary bypass surgery with residual scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22011673
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, heart failure and heart murmur, sleep apnea, and right leg peripheral vascular disease due to toxic exposure in service. The appeal is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right leg above the knee amputation and left leg peripheral vascular disease as secondary to service-connected ischemic heart disease with supraventricular arrhythmia and heart block due to an inadequate rationale in the July 2024 VA examiner's opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 20 percent rating for left and right leg peripheral vascular disease effective December 8, 2021, and granted a 40 percent rating for both conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the prior remand directives were not substantially complied with and has ordered another remand to ensure compliance. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for worsening of right leg peripheral vascular disease due to a VA surgical procedure in January 2004.
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