The Board has dismissed the appeals concerning entitlement to service connection for a chronic skin disorder, residuals of frostbite of the feet, and the residuals of a left eye injury as these issues have been fully resolved. The issue of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a left eye injury was withdrawn by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a left eye injury, and thus there is no longer an issue before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left eye injury, chronic skin disorder, residuals of frostbite of the feet, chronic respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0416679
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 service connection for a left knee disability, sinusitis, residuals of a left eye injury, dental injury to tooth 23, and hearing loss. The Veteran was granted an evaluation of 10 percent, but no greater, for a painful appendectomy scar.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment and hearing loss of the right ear, and a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left eye injury from April 27, 1998. The claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied higher initial ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left ear hearing loss, and left eye disability. However, service connection was granted for a cervical spine disability.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 1965, for the grant of service connection for residuals of a left eye injury based on new and relevant evidence received after a final disallowance.
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