The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his hearing request and all related issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical condition (neck disability), cervicogenic headaches, neuropathy, left upper extremity, neuropathy, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086163
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 the Veteran's claims for effective dates of July 7, 2022 for service connection for cervical condition and associated left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy conditions as well as cervicogenic headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervicogenic headaches are currently rated at 0 percent, but the Board has granted a 30 percent rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring twice a week.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a non-initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected fibromyalgia was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervicogenic headaches is remanded and will be adjudicated again.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy and right ankle arthritis due to inadequate medical nexus opinions in the September 2024 decision.
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