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Dismissed

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals to prevent the severance of service connection for Charcot Marie Tooth affecting various nerves in different extremities.

The deciding factor: The proposed severance was not a final decision and thus could not be appealed.

Claimed conditions
Charcot Marie Tooth, right lower extremity, femoral nerve, Charcot Marie Tooth, left lower extremity, femoral nerve, Charcot Marie Tooth, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, Charcot Marie Tooth, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, Charcot Marie Tooth, left upper extremity nerves, Charcot Marie Tooth, right upper extremity nerves
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
October 29, 2024
Citation
A24069475

Veterans Law Judge

M.E. Larkin

Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.

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