The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for polyuria prior to December 4, 2019, is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal on June 12, 2023, stating that a 40 percent rating had already been granted for this period, though the most recent rating code sheet shows it as 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- polyuria
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25002950
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's right acromioclavicular joint separation with osteoarthritis and remanded the service connection claim for polyuria.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus and polyuria was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA opinion to address the Veteran's contentions regarding the secondary nature of his polyuria, including its potential relationship with burn pit exposure and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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