The Board has dismissed the appeal on the issue of service connection for residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left lower extremity due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested a withdrawal of his appeal on the issue of service connection for residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left lower extremity prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0325903
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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