The veteran's appeal was not perfected for the claims of increased ratings for frostbite of the hands and feet, with bilateral great toe amputations; residuals of gunshot wound, left thigh; and residuals of gunshot wound, right thigh. The Board dismissed these issues as they were not properly appealed.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely and adequate substantive appeal regarding these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- frostbite of the hands and feet, bilateral great toe amputations, residuals of gunshot wound, left thigh, residuals of gunshot wound, right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0004302
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 2022 rating decision, as it was not properly raised with the AOJ first.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for epistaxis, frostbite of the hands and feet, lumbar spine disability, and eye disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal, and there is no surviving appellant.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for hand and feet residuals of frostbite is granted, as well as her claim for bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding these conditions and thus granted service connection.
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