The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected degenerative arthritis of the left hand and the disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected residuals of a traumatic laceration with scar of the left hand prior to August 6, 2015, and 30 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals through correspondence and motion submitted before the Board's decision was issued.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the left hand, residuals of a traumatic laceration with scar of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2016
- Citation
- 1631743
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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