The veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right thumb and right fifth finger fractures have been withdrawn. The issue of service connection for a right knee disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the increased rating claims for his right thumb and right fifth finger fractures, leaving only the service connection claim for a right knee disorder as outstanding.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right thumb, right fifth finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0620908
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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