The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of left and right arm arthritis, effective November 12, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a withdrawal statement indicating he was permanently disabled as of November 12, 2019, which is considered effective date for the withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm arthritis, right arm arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068725
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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