The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates and increased ratings has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal through his attorney's submission indicating a desire to withdraw all pending claims.
- Claimed conditions
- dementia, incontinence, balance impairment, right and left upper and lower extremity bradykinesia or slowed motion, muscle rigidity, and stiffness, stooped posture, constipation, right and left side loss of automatic movements, speech changes, difficulty chewing and swallowing, loss of sense of smell, diabetes mellitus, type II with insulin, right and left lower peripheral arterial/vascular disease, right and left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, status post amputation of the left hallux, residual scars of the left foot due to surgery, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves, partial resection of the right 5th metatarsal shaft, residual scars of the right foot due to surgery, coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft, residual scars due to coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26038340
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation and service connection was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
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