The appeals for service connection and increased rating for kidney stones, ulcer condition, and hypertrophic gastritis were withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew her claims through written correspondence received on October 3, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones, ulcer condition, hypertrophic gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063241
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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