The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for status post left fourth finger fracture with open reduction internal fixation has been withdrawn. The remaining issues of increased ratings for back, neck, cubital tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and migraine headaches are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for status post left fourth finger fracture with open reduction internal fixation.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left fourth finger fracture with open reduction internal fixation, lumbar strain with scoliosis of the thoracic spine with partial compression fractures (back disability), cervical spine degenerative arthritis (neck disability), left upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome, hypertension, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1753773
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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