The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings in December 2013, prior to the Board's decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement indicating he was withdrawing from appeal claims for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus and a tender surgical scar, status postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of herniated nucleus pulposus, tender surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1533414
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's multiple service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability effective from December 6, 1991.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of herniated nucleus pulposus do not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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