The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision of a May 1988 decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error due to insufficient specificity in the allegations.
The deciding factor: The motion failed to comply with the requirements set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 20.1404(b).
- Claimed conditions
- plantar wart
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1818278
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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 Board denied service connection for acute sinusitis, gastroenteritis, a plantar wart, plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disorder due to the lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a plantar wart was granted in December 2024 and the appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for onychomycosis and plantar wart (claimed as tinea pedis, infection, rash, infected toenails, itching) has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
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