The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for service-connected surgical scars of the right knee has been dismissed due to a withdrawal request by the Veteran's representative.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for increased disability ratings for the service-connected surgical scars on the Veteran’s right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scars of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132373
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals regarding the ratings for surgical scars of the right knee and effusion of the right knee. The Board dismissed these appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased evaluations for actinic keratosis and eczema, as well as surgical scars of the right and left knees.
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