The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to an earlier effective date and a higher evaluation for peripheral vestibular disease, and these issues are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's attorney notified the Board of his desire to withdraw the appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision, which is valid under 38 C.F.R. § 20.205.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vestibular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028377
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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