The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of service connection for a scar as the residual of left ear trauma and service connection for left-sided hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The veteran expressed his intent to withdraw the appeal in writing prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- scar as the residual of left ear trauma, left-sided hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0626291
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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