The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been withdrawn by his attorney.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's attorney has formally withdrawn the appeal on these specific issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel spur resection residuals, post-operative scars, left heel, tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1728308
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis and other foot conditions. The Board has determined that these issues should be remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication. The issues of increased ratings for tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right and left feet, as well as entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU, are pending.
- Dismissed
The Board has received notification from the appellant that they wish to withdraw all issues on appeal, including their request for a hearing. As such, the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left foot is currently rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
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