Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral diabetic neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran explicitly withdrew the claims in a June 2024 statement, meeting the requirements for withdrawal of appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, diabetes mellitus, to include as due to herbicide exposure, bilateral diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25015112
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