The Veteran's appeals for common peroneal and tibial nerve neuroma resection with grafting of the left lower extremity, residual of left closed mid-fibula shaft fracture, chronic fatigue syndrome, acid reflux, and migraine headaches have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for these issues in writing.
- Claimed conditions
- common peroneal and tibial nerve neuroma resection with grafting of the left lower extremity, residual of left closed mid-fibula shaft fracture (claimed as residual, left tibia fracture), chronic fatigue syndrome, acid reflux, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19140325
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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