The veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of service connection for right index and middle finger fractures and for a right leg cyst. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeals before the Board could make a decision on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the right index and middle fingers (claimed as right hand nerve damage with broken bones and now diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome), status post excision of a sebaceous cyst on the right leg (claimed as right leg cyst with nerve damage)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0829125
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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