The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma of the face, and thus the claim is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the face.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1109813
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and will provide an opportunity for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an evaluation higher than 30 percent for atopic dermatitis of the inner ears, actinic keratosis, rosacea, and squamous cell carcinoma of the face is being remanded due to incomplete private treatment records from Valley Dermatology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the face is remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it was caused by herbicide agent exposure during service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the face and the Veteran's cause of death due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his military service or any related disabilities.
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