The veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for a left arm disability, claimed as secondary to right arm gunshot wound residuals. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's withdrawal.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal in writing, and there is no jurisdiction for the Board to consider an appeal that has been withdrawn by the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Left arm disability (secondary to right arm gunshot wound residuals), Residuals of a gunshot wound, right (major) medial upper arm and shell fragment wound (SFW) to the right upper arm antecubital fossa with retained metallic foreign bodies
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0815505
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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