The appeal for service connection for a cholesterol disorder was dismissed by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a written request to withdraw the appeal as it is satisfied in full.
- Claimed conditions
- cholesterol disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25007737
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions and issues have been dismissed due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus. The Veteran contends that his diabetes mellitus began during service, but the VA examiner did not adequately address this claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, as well as related secondary service connection claims. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development and adjudication.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of diabetes mellitus, type II; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis B; cholesterol disorder; kidney disorder; and thyroid disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
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