The veteran withdrew his claim for an increased rating for service-connected plantar callosities of the left foot, and thus the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested withdrawal of his claim before it could be decided by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar callosities of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0722412
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected plantar callosities of the feet, including rating claims and secondary service connection for knee disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for plantar callosities of the left foot, service connection for a bilateral knee condition as secondary to the service-connected plantar callosities of the left foot, and reopening of his claim for low back condition as secondary to the service-connected plantar callosities of the left foot.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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