The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral Morton's disease and anterior metatarsalgia prior to a decision being made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for this specific issue.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral Morton's disease, anterior metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1518661
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation for service-connected bilateral Morton's disease, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the veteran's symptoms.
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