The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal through their authorized representative.
- Claimed conditions
- pes cavus with splaying of metatarsal, bilateral callosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0703760
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 20, 2014 for the award of service connection for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, metatarsalgia, degenerative arthritis, and bilateral callosities is denied.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder (claimed as sleep apnea and COPD).,The Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, metatarsalgia, degenerative arthritis, and bilateral callosities, and for a rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis are remanded.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the claims remanded due to incomplete records and procedural issues. The Veteran's conditions of bilateral callosities, cervical spine disability prior to November 13, 2018, and headaches prior to August 30, 2016 are still under review.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for bilateral callosities was denied in November 1991 and March 2004. The Board found that the effective date cannot be earlier than the date of receipt of his application to reopen, which was June 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals from a fracture of the right mandible and extraction of tooth number 32 is granted. His claim for service connection for tonsillitis, bilateral callosities, and PTSD are all granted with appropriate ratings. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a laceration of the right fifth finger is denied.
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