The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right lower back scar, left eyebrow scar, bilateral wrist disorder, pseudofolliculitis (razor bumps), and bilateral knee disorder have been resolved as the AOJ granted these claims in October 2009. As such, there is no longer an issue of fact or law before the Board pertaining to these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were resolved by a grant of service connection for the right lower back scar and left eyebrow scar in October 2009, which rendered moot the appeal on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower back scar, left eyebrow scar, bilateral wrist disorder, pseudofolliculitis (razor bumps), bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007257
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disorder, gout, multiple painful joints, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hip disorders due to a lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's sinusitis is granted service connection as presumed related to exposure to fine particulate matter during his Gulf War service. His bilateral hearing loss and left eyebrow, scalp scars are not rated higher than the current noncompensable ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that service connection is granted for fibromyalgia and tinnitus. The remaining claims of service connection for a back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, and cervical cancer are remanded due to procedural errors.
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