The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for residuals of a left great toe fracture, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal via written notification in August 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left great toe fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1326412
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the reduction of the rating for residuals of a left great toe fracture from 20 percent to 10 percent. The Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter as it is dismissed.
- Granted
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- Denied
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