The veteran's appeal concerning service connection for residuals of a chest infection and fracture of the right ankle was dismissed due to withdrawal by the appellant prior to the Board making a decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew their appeal regarding the claim for service connection for residuals of fracture of the right ankle before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chest infection, boils, sebaceous cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0711708
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin disorders, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, sebaceous cysts, and pityriasis rosea, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and potential need for additional development under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for boils and scars on his back and left shoulder because there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and potential need for additional examination or development under the PACT Act.
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