The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for impetigo.
The deciding factor: The Veteran indicated in a written statement that she wanted to cancel her BVA appeal and did not want to continue any appeals, effectively withdrawing all issues from appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- impetigo, scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142899
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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