The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for the issues listed in the July 2016 Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal, indicating satisfaction with the partial grant on remand and requesting to withdraw all remaining issues.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a snakebite to the left long finger with residual limitation of motion of the left wrist, compartment syndrome status post fasciotomy and debridement, scar of the left forearm, left forearm musculocutaneous nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740398
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU and DEA benefits effective July 5, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable since January 31, 2016.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for left forearm musculocutaneous nerve damage prior to July 5, 2017, and a rating in excess of 60 percent thereafter. The issue of total disability for individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus no further action will be taken on these claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to January 13, 2014.
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