The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral striae of the shoulders, residuals from the removal of the left great toenail, thigh cramps, bilateral foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619212
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 appeals for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and bilateral foot fungus, as well as the appeals for SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r) and an increased rating for GERD were dismissed due to being already pending at the Board in other appeal streams.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches but denied service connection and initial compensable ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral foot fungus as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the appeals for service connection of kidney stones, vertigo, bilateral foot fungus, and urinary tract infection. The Veteran's VA treatment records need to be obtained, and further medical opinions are required.
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