The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a temporary total convalescence rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 for a left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and withdrew his appeal prior to any decision being made by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802132
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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