Dismissed
The appeal for a higher disability rating for the Veteran's back condition was dismissed due to the withdrawal of the claim during a Board hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no remaining questions of law or fact to adjudicate.
- Claimed conditions
- flatback syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087939
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