The appellant has withdrawn his appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to higher initial ratings for a scar of the mid-chin and a scar of the lower lip.
The deciding factor: The appellant expressed satisfaction with his current award of 10 percent, and withdrew his appeals for these two issues.
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the mid-chin, scar of the lower lip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0507775
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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