The claimant's motion to determine whether clear and unmistakable error exists in the March 1998 Board decision has been dismissed without prejudice to refiling.
The deciding factor: The claimant's representative withdrew the motion regarding the March 1998 Board decision.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0115445
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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