The appeal for service connection of the fracture of the neck, degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine, and compensable disability rating for residual scar from an appendectomy has been dismissed. The appeal for a separate award of service connection for residuals of an appendectomy is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims for fracture of the neck and degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine during a Board hearing, and the claim for compensable disability rating for residual scar from an appendectomy was dismissed due to lack of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the neck, Degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine, Residual scar from an appendectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100850
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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