The Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal for service connection for bilateral foot pain and dysfunctional uterine bleeding with dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea as due to an undiagnosed illness, previously rated as chronic gynecological problems.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a written request to withdraw the appeal before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain, dysfunctional uterine bleeding with dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea as due to an undiagnosed illness, previously rated as chronic gynecological problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010500
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral foot pain, right knee pain and weakness, and left knee pain and weakness are granted as service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in development and a need for additional evidence, including clarification of the Veteran's claim and an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, as his current diagnosis is bilateral plantar fasciitis. The decision also includes a request to verify the Veteran's periods of service in the Army National Guard and obtain his complete service treatment records.
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