The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his gunshot wound residuals has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of their appeal before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0301183
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 24, 2001 for a grant of service connection for a gunshot wound of the left shoulder. The earliest effective date that can be granted is the date of receipt of the claim on August 24, 2001.
- Granted
The Board has granted the veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his low back disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a gunshot wound of the left shoulder and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, effective from the initial grant of service connection. The appeal was not about service connection for a low back disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the left shoulder, finding that a 10 percent rating adequately reflects his disability.
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