The veteran's appeals for increased initial ratings for residual scars, status post appendectomy, and bilateral macula retinal drusen have been withdrawn. The case is now ready for appellate review.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeals concerning these issues during a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar, status post appendectomy, bilateral macula retinal drusen, degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine, status post repair of rupture of right Achilles tendon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0830183
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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