The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the rating for residuals of a fractured left tibia before the Board could make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision being made public.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured left tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117367
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of fractured left tibia was denied, and his TDIU prior to December 3, 2013, was also denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for consideration of TDIU since August 11, 2010.
- Remanded (sent back)
A rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for left knee ACL tear and arthroscopic surgery repair with scarring osteoarthritis is granted.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied.,The Veteran's claim for residuals from a fractured tibia during active duty is remanded due to incomplete information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of a compensable disability rating for residuals of a fractured left tibia and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to missing records from Vet Centers.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected fractured left tibia, fibula, and internal malleolus with scars is being remanded due to inadequate evidence of the severity of his disability during flare-ups.
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