The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims seeking to prevent the severance of service connection for Charcot Marie Tooth affecting various extremities, as the June 2021 rating decision proposing to sever service connection was not a final decision.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 rating decision that proposed to sever service connection was not a final decision and the Veteran's July 2021 NOD does not place the propriety of the proposed severance of service connection in appellate status.
- 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
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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