The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wounds to the left foot, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left lower leg, residual scars of shell fragment wound to left lower leg, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left buttock, residuals of shell fragment wound with scars and skin graft donor site scar of the left posterior thigh, residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right lower leg, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right posterior thigh, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right calf, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right heel and mid foot, skin disease of the lower extremities, lichen simplex chronicus, nummular eczema (dermatitis), tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0622145
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · 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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a schedular rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right calf, as this is the maximum rating provided under Diagnostic Code 5311 and because the currently assigned combined rating of 40 percent for disabilities of the veteran's right lower leg is the rating provided for amputation at that level.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right calf was not well-grounded, and thus denied it. The claim for phlebitis of the right lower leg resulted in a denial as well.
- Denied
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- Denied
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