The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the evaluation of scars on his shoulders and instead focused on pain and limited mobility in his shoulders. The Board granted an initial 10% evaluation for the scars but remanded for a new examination due to functional impairment not adequately detailed in previous VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- scars on the right and left shoulders, left and right shoulder disabilities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18100541
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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