Your initial rating for intervertebral disc syndrome of the thoracolumbar spine has been set at 20 percent. You have withdrawn your appeal, so this decision stands as final.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal due to receiving a permanent and total disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021664
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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