The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinea pedis with bilateral ingrown toenails has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified trauma related disorder is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the tinea pedis with ingrown toenails issue prior to the Board making a decision.,The Veteran's symptoms, while impairing, do not meet the criteria for a 70 percent or higher rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tinea Pedis with Bilateral Ingrown Toenails, Unspecified Trauma Related Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139717
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Granted
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