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Dismissed

The claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II was dismissed, and the claim for TDIU prior to August 9, 2023, is remanded.

The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examination was deemed inadequate by the Court, leading to a dismissal of the previous claim and remand for further consideration.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
April 16, 2025
Citation
A25034986

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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.

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