Dismissed
The appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal due to receiving a 100 percent rating from June 26, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008553
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