The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals regarding increased ratings for residuals of a fracture to C2 and displacement of C1, scars of the forehead, and skull indentations as he withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The veteran's representative indicated that the veteran did not wish to continue the appeal on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture to C2 and displacement of C1, scars of the forehead, skull indentations, tension type cephalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604276
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for scars of the forehead and right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with rotator cuff tendonitis status post shoulder strain.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and CAD, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Dismissed
The veteran's case was dismissed because he did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the issue of an increased rating for tension type cephalgia.
- Granted
The veteran's service connection claim for scars of the nose, forehead, and right arm is granted as these conditions are considered to be directly related to his military service.
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